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Students of the School of Nursing attached to Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi, staged a major protest today over a drastic increase in school fees that has sparked outrage among students and parents alike. Eyewitnesses report that students marched through central Nnewi carrying banners and chanting slogans against what they described as an…
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has reached a major milestone, disbursing a total of ₦206.29 billion to students across the country since the inception of its student loan programme. According to the fund’s latest report, 1,164,222 students from approximately 270 public tertiary institutions have benefited from the scheme. Since the loan application portal opened…
A tragic development has left many Nigerians mourning after a brilliant first-class graduate of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) reportedly passed away only months after celebrating her academic success at the institution’s convocation ceremony. The young woman, who graduated with an outstanding Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.82, had recently celebrated the milestone of…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has released the official statistics for candidates who registered for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, revealing that a total of 2,243,816 candidates successfully completed the nationwide registration exercise. The newly released data provides a detailed breakdown of the number of candidates from each state across Nigeria, offering insight…
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has announced that its online portal will open on March 12, 2026, for the registration of prospective corps members ahead of the next mobilisation exercise. The development signals the beginning of another service year cycle for thousands of Nigerian graduates preparing to undertake the mandatory one-year national service. According…
Members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) have expressed growing concern over the delayed payment of February 2026 salaries for staff of federal universities, warning that the continued delay is causing financial hardship and could threaten industrial harmony across Nigeria’s higher education sector. The union, through its National President, Comrade Mohammed Ibrahim,…
The Federal Government has announced a new policy that will make the possession of a verified Nigeria Education Repository and Databank (NERD) certificate compulsory for all graduates seeking mobilisation into the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). The Minister of Education, Maruf Tunji Alausa, disclosed the directive while speaking on ongoing reforms aimed at strengthening the…
The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), has unveiled a ₦1 million annual prize to reward outstanding performance in farm practical exercises, marking a significant boost for practical agricultural training in Nigeria. The announcement was made on Thursday, March 5, 2026, by Prof. Emmanuel Fakoya, Dean of the College of Agricultural Management and Rural Development…
the Federal Government has announced that no graduate will be mobilised into the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) — nor granted an exemption — without full compliance with the Nigeria Education Repository and Databank (NERD) policy. The policy, approved by President Bola Tinubu, takes effect immediately and applies to all graduates, whether trained in Nigeria…
The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), in collaboration with the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), has formally inducted 260 engineering graduates into the engineering profession at a ceremony held in Jos. The event recognized graduates from the University of Jos whose academic achievements and professional readiness met the standards required for…
