Chidimma Uchegbu The newly appointed Registrar of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), Dr. Ronke Soyombo has stated that efforts are being made to elevate the quality of teaching in schools. The Registrar who assumed duties on Monday made the statement during a media interview in her Abuja office. …
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Chidimma Uchegbu The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has commenced the disbursement of April 2025 upkeep payments to eligible student beneficiaries across the country. While most payments have been successfully processed, a small number of beneficiaries may experience a delay due to the recent upgrade on our payment and application…
Chidimma Uchegbu – Abuja The Federal Ministry of Education has debunked a report which alleged that the Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Olatunji Alausa, had inaugurated a committee to oversee the reintegration of returning Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) scholars into Nigerian universities following the alleged cancellation of the BEA Programme.…
Chidimma Uchegbu No fewer than13,700 candidates participated in the Teachers’ Professional Qualifying Examination (PQE) conducted by the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) nationwide on Saturday. The Acting Registrar of TRCN, Stella Maria Nwokeocha, disclosed this while monitoring the exercise at a Computer-Based Test Centre of the National Open University…
Chidimma Uchegbu The Managing Director of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Mr. Akintunde Sawyerr, has revealed that the agency may consider extending its student loan scheme to private institutions within the next three years. Sawyerr disclosed this during a strategic engagement and sensitisation campaign with heads of institutions and…
Chidimma Uchegbu Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has admitted that error by the Board led to the mass failure in the recent UTME examination. To fix the mistakes, Oloyede said that 379, 997 candidates in Lagos State and the South East Zone of…
Chidimma Uchegbu – Abuja The Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC) is set to sign contractual agreements with air carriers and ground handlers in June for the 2025 Pilgrimage Exercise to Israel, Jordan, Rome, Greece, and Turkey. The Executive Secretary of NCPC, Bishop Stephen Adegbite, disclosed this during the financial bid…
Chidimma Uchegbu – Abuja The Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Mukhtar Maiha, has called on Nigerian youths to embrace the enormous opportunities within the livestock sector. He declared Livestock farming as “the alternative to crude oil” and a key driver of job creation, food security, and economic transformation. Maiha made…
Chidimma Uchegbu -Abuja The federal government has set up a committee to review the application and disbursement processes of the student loan funds scheme with a view to enhancing efficiency in the exercise. Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, told journalists in Abuja, on Wednesday, that the decision for the…
Chidimma Uchegbu The National Universities Commission (NUC) has issued a provisional licence for the establishment of the Benue State University of Agriculture, Science and Technology (BUSAST), marking it as the 68th university owned by a state government in Nigeria. Located in Ihugh, within the Vandeikya Local Government Area of Benue…