Chidimma Uchegbu The Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has reached a remarkable milestone in its first year of operation as over 500,000 Nigerian students have applied for loans through the portal. This milestone, achieved within just 11 months of operations, underscores the critical need for accessible student financing in Nigeria…
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Chidimma UCHEGBU President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent a high-powered delegation to Vatican City to attend the burial of His Holiness, Pope Francis, on Saturday, April 26. Senate President Godswill Akpabio is at the head of the five-member delegation. Other members of the delegation are the Minister of State, Foreign…
Chidimma Uchegbu- Abuja The Chairman, Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), Senator Muntari Mohammed Dandutse on Friday appreciated the effort of JAMB registrar, Prof Oloyede on his transparency and sanity towards Unified Tertiary Maticulation Examination ( UTME). The Senator Dandutse made this commendation when he…
Chidimma Uchegbu – Abuja The Honourable Minister of Livestock Development, Dr. Idi Mukhtar Maiha, on Thursday 24th April, 2025, received the Ambassador of Ireland to Nigeria, Mr. Peter Ryan, at the Ministry’s headquarters in Abuja. Discussions during the courtesy visit, focused on strengthening bilateral relations between Nigeria and Ireland in…
Chidimma Uchegbu The 2025 edition if the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), commenced, as scheduled, across Nigeria today with several candidates appearing at the different exam centers for the test. Our reporter who visited some of the examination centers in Dutse…
Chidimma Uchegbu – Abuja The Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Olatunji Alausa, has announced the release of ₦50 billion by the Federal Government to the academic and non-academic staff unions of federal universities for the settlement of earned allowances. According to a press statement issued and signed by the Director,…
Former Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa, has commended Gov. Ahmed Aliyu for adopting the leadership style of the late Premier of the defunct Northern Region, Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Sardauna of Sokoto. Bafarawa gave the commendation when he received Gov. Aliyu, who paid him a condolence visit…
Gov. Aliyu Offsets Scholarship, Visa Renewal Fees For Sokoto Students In India, Sudan, others Governor Ahmed Aliyu has taken a leap in strengthening partnerships with international institutions on the capacity building of Sokoto students by the payment of scholarships and visa renewal fees of its students studying in India. Chairman…
APC Chairman Lauds Sokoto Governor Over Infrastructure Development The Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto State, Alhaji Isa Sadiq, has lauded Governor Ahmed Aliyu for the massive investment he had made in the development of public infrastructure in the state. He described as “unprecedented” investments made so far…
The Sokoto State Government has begun the reconnection of electricity supply to eight local government areas in the Eastern Senatorial Zone. The council areas have been without electricity for nearly a decade. Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the State, Alhaji Isa Sadiq, who disclosed this at a…