By: Emma Onyeike, LAGOS News has broken of the death of Chief Edwin Clark, leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum leader (PANDEF), nationalist and foremost voice of the Ijaw nation. Edwin Clark was...
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From N6m to N30m, NUC Increases Private University Application Fee
Emma Lloyd Onyeike, LAGOS In an unprecedented move, the National Universities Commission (NUC) has increased the application fee for setting up private universities in Nigeria by over 400%. Executive Secretary of the NUC, Abdullahi...
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President Tinubu Sacks VCs of UNN, UniAbuja, Reappoints Others
Emma Lloyd Onyeike, LAGOS Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, has approved the removal of the Vice Chancellors of the University of Abuja, Professor Aisha Sani Maikudi, Acting Vice Chancellor University of Nigeria Nsukka, Professor Polycarp...
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NELFUND Disburses N116B Student Loans
Emma Lloyd Onyeike As of January 1, 2025, The Nigerian Education Loan Fund had disbursed about N116.18bn to students drawn from 176,252 beneficiary institutions in Nigeria. Akintunde Sawyerr, Managing Director of NELFUND, said this...
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Nigeria’s Education Minister Tables 12-Year Basic Education Model
Emma Onyeike, LAGOS Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, is proposing a 12-year basic education system in Nigeria in place of the current 9-3-4 model. Minister Alausa made this known on Thursday at...
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