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The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has reassured students and stakeholders that the ongoing ASUU warning strike will not affect its operations or student loan disbursement processes. Speaking Tuesday on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief, NELFUND Managing Director and CEO, Akintunde Sawyerr, said the Fund remains fully operational despite the…
Nigeria and the United Kingdom have signed a series of strategic agreements aimed at strengthening cooperation on migration, justice, and organised crime prevention during the 2025 edition of the Nigeria-UK Migration, Justice, and Home Affairs (MJHA) Dialogue, held in Abuja. The high-level meeting was co-chaired by Ambassador Asari E. Allotey…
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced a final 48-hour window for tertiary institutions yet to complete their student verification exercises, as part of the ongoing 2024/2025 student loan application cycle. In a statement released on Friday in Abuja, Mrs. Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, Director of Strategic Communications at NELFUND, said…
The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Lokoja (FUL), Professor Olayemi Akinwumi, has lauded the ongoing collaboration between the University and the Kogi State Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) Project, calling it a transformative step in agricultural innovation and climate-smart farming in Nigeria. Professor Akinwumi made the remarks during the…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to reconsider its planned nationwide strike, assuring that efforts are underway to address the union’s outstanding demands. Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, confirmed that the…
Former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has clarified that his recent resignation from President Tinubu’s cabinet was not an admission of guilt amid the ongoing certificate scandal involving his academic and NYSC records. Nnaji tendered his resignation on Tuesday following allegations that he falsified his university degree…
The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has officially resigned from the administration of President Bola Tinubu, following months of controversy over alleged certificate forgery. The resignation was confirmed on Tuesday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy. The Uche Nnaji resignation comes…
The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Geoffrey Uche Nnaji, has firmly denied recent reports questioning the authenticity of his academic qualifications, declaring that he graduated from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) in 1985 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology/Biochemistry, Second Class Honours (Lower Division). Speaking…
Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka has shed light on why he accepted the renaming of the National Theatre in Lagos after him, despite his long-standing stance against the appropriation of public monuments by individuals. The iconic playwright, who spoke at the official reopening of the newly-renovated Wole Soyinka Centre for…
Despite the ongoing partial shutdown of the United States government, the US Embassy in Nigeria has assured that visa and passport services will continue without disruption — at least for now. In a statement posted Wednesday on its official X (formerly Twitter) account, the Embassy addressed growing concerns among Nigerians,…
