The Kogi State Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTEC) has declared a three-day mourning for two of its students who were killed in kidnappers’ den. LIB reported that the two victims, James Michael Anajuwe, a 100-level Information Technology student, and Musa Hussein, a 100-level Software Engineering student were among…
Category: Education
FG Distributes N15bn For Polytechnics As NEEDS Assessment Fund
The Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, has said that N15 billion has been distributed to federal and state polytechnics as part of the 2022 NEEDS assessment fund. He disclosed this on Thursday, May 23, during the commissioning of the 22 NEEDS Assessment Intervention Projects at the Kaduna State Polytechnic.…
Gunmen Abduct UNICAL Lecturer
The Cross River State Command has said efforts are in full force to rescue kidnapped University of Calabar (UNICAL) lecturer, Dr. Roland Ipuole. Dr. Ipuole of the Faculty of Law was abducted by gunmen on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in Calabar, the state capital. He alongside two other persons was…
How To Ppply For Student Loan
The long-awaited student loan programme will take off on Friday with 1.2 million students in federal tertiary institutions across the country, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Education Loan Fund, Akintunde Sawyerr, has said. Sawyerr, who spoke at a pre-application sensitisation press conference in Abuja, on Monday, said…
VIDEO: 1.2m Students In Federal Institutions To Benefit From Student Loan –NELFUND
The Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) says 1.2 million students from federal institutions will benefit from the pilot phase of the student loan scheme. NELFUND’s Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer Akintunde Sawyerr said this in Abuja on Monday during a pre-application sensitisation press conference. 1.2m Students In Federal Institutions To Benefit…
Two LASU Students Hit By Stray Bullet
Two students of the Lagos State University were hit by stray bullets on Monday evening, May 20. The students were hit by the bullets outside the school campus at a popular students’ residential area called PPL. According to unconfirmed reports, the students went to get food before they were hit…
FG Fixes May 24 To Open Student Loan Portal
The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, on Thursday, announced May 24, 2024, as the official date for “the opening of the portal for student loan applications.” The announcement was made in a statement by the media lead for the NELFund, Nasir Ayantogo. Ayantogo, in the statement, said…
Six More Abducted Kogi University Students Rescued
The Kogi State government says six more students kidnapped from the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH) Osara, Okene, have regained their freedom. The students were abducted by suspected bandits who invaded the school premises last Thursday, May 9. Fourteen students were earlier rescued by the state government. In…
Family Of Bullied Student Slams N500m Suit On Abuja School
The family of Ms. Namitra Bwala, a student of Lead British International School, Gwarinpa, Abuja, has instituted a civil suit against the school. The institution of the suit follows the viral video released on the internet a few weeks ago where Ms Bwala was seen being bullied by her fellow…
LAUTECH Student Stabbed To Death
A 200-level student at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Ogbomoso in Oyo State, identified as Adedokun Olamilekan was stabbed to death by unknown assailants. It was gathered that the incident happened at the Under G area in the town on Thursday night, May 9, 2024. The student of the…