The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has officially concluded its seven-day warning strike to allow the government more time to address critical issues. During a virtual stakeholders forum organized by the Education Writers Association of Nigeria (EWAN) in Lagos, Mr. Mohammed Ibrahim, the president of SSANU, announced the […]
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The National Assembly has approved the Student Loans (Access to Higher Education) Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2024, following thorough deliberations by both the Senate and the House of Representatives, based on the Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFund report. The catalyst for this legislative overhaul was President Bola Tinubu’s […]
The Federal University, Oye Ekiti (FUOYE), is in mourning as a student suffering from asthma tragically lost his life due to the repercussions of the ongoing industrial action by the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU), as revealed […]
The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) have taken a bold step by directing their members to embark on a seven-day warning strike starting from today, Monday, March 18, 2024. The decision […]
The much-anticipated Nigerian Students Loan Scheme, scheduled to be launched by the Federal Government, has been postponed indefinitely, as confirmed by the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, Akintunde Sawyer, in an interview with Arise News on Tuesday. Originally set to kick off on Thursday, the loan scheme […]
Kashifu Inuwa, the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has emphasized the transition from certificates to skill acquisition worldwide. He advised the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), the administrator of the student loan initiative programme under the current administration, to broaden its scope to accommodate Nigerians […]
To bolster Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) initiatives, Nigeria announced its plans to host a workshop during the 17th Edition of the International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (ICEGOV). The Federal Government (FG) aims to enhance the effective design and implementation of DPI, calling upon interested researchers to […]
The National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) recently recognized outstanding Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer Offices (IPTTO) in Nigeria with awards, aiming to propel the country’s economic advancement. Mrs. Idoreyin Imiyoho, the acting Director General of NOTAP, emphasized that the establishment of IPTTOs across Nigerian knowledge institutions resulted […]
At the heart of breaking stereotypes and challenging the notion that age is a limiting factor, Mr. Sobowale Babatunde has emerged triumphant as the top graduate of the 2021/2022 academic session at the Distance Learning Institute (DLI), University of Lagos. At 61 years old, Mr. Sobowale defies expectations […]