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Education
March 18, 2026

NELFUND Reaches Over 1.16 Million Students with N206bn Education Loans in Under Two Years

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund has disbursed more than N206 billion to students across 270 tertiary institutions nationwide within 23 months of its launch by Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Recent data highlights the scheme’s expanding reach, with a total of 1,751,669 applications received since the portal opened in May 2024. Out of this figure, 1,164,222 students... Read More
Africa News, Breaking News, Education
March 13, 2026

JAMB Declares Lead City Law Admissions ‘Fake,’ Warns of 5-Year Suspension Breaches

​The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has issued a scathing disclaimer regarding the Law Faculty of Lead City University, Ibadan, declaring recent admissions into the program “void” and “illegal.” ​In a statement released on Thursday by its Public Communications Advisor, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, the Board revealed that it has been “inundated with accusations of... Read More
Africa News, Breaking News, Education
March 13, 2026

Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, presents 82 Nigerian-authored textbooks to boost tertiary education

The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, on Wednesday, presented 82 academic textbooks authored by Nigerian scholars to strengthen teaching and learning in tertiary institutions. Alausa said during the public presentation that the books were developed under the Higher Education Book Development Intervention Project of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) in Abuja. He said... Read More
Africa News, Breaking News, Education
March 13, 2026

NELFUND Grants Extension of Student Loan Application Portal for Institutions That Requested Additional Time

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has approved an extension of its Student Loan Application Portal for institutions that have formally requested additional time for the 2025/2026 academic session. The extension applies strictly to institutions that submitted official requests to NELFUND for additional time to enable their eligible students complete their applications on the NELFUND... Read More
Africa News, Breaking News, Education
March 10, 2026

NELFUND Commends Delta State University for Student Friendly Implementation of NELFUND Loan Scheme

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has commended the management of Delta State University, Abraka, for its student-friendly directive allowing students with verified or disbursed status under the NELFUND scheme to participate in their first semester 2025/2026 examinations. The directive, issued through an internal memorandum from the Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), permits students... Read More
Africa News, Breaking News, Education
March 5, 2026

TETFund to Establish 6 New AI Centres in Nigerian Universities.

Six Nigerian tertiary institutions are set to host new centres of excellence in Robotics, Coding, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning Centres and Cybersecurity, the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has announced. It revealed that once operational, these additions will raise the total number of TETFund-supported Centres of Excellence from 30 to 36. Speaking at the Fund’s... Read More
Africa News, Breaking News, Education
March 3, 2026

NELFUND Grants Extension for Student Loan Applications Following Surge in Nationwide Interest (Statement)

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has approved an extension of its Student Loan Application Portal following a significant increase in awareness and nationwide demand generated by its ongoing sensitization campaign. This decision follows a reminder notice issued last week informing the public that the NELFUND Student Loan Application Portal would close on 27 February... Read More
Africa News, Breaking News, Education
March 3, 2026

TETFund engages stakeholders on education reforms in Nigeria

The Federal Government has taken a step towards repositioning engineering and technology education with the inauguration of a Ministerial Monitoring, Evaluation and Implementation Committee for a special high-impact intervention project. The intervention, implemented in collaboration with the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), is designed to ensure that universities become centres of hands-on training, applied research,... Read More
Africa News, Breaking News, Education
March 2, 2026

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: Nigeria Positioned To Take The Lead, Experts Say At Athena Centre Workshop

By Festus Fifen In a significant gathering that could shape the future of education in Nigeria, over 200 education leaders convened in Abuja for the Applied Leadership Workshop titled “Data and AI for School Administration: From Records to Results in Nigeria’s Education System.” The workshop Organized by the Athena Centre for Policy and Leadership in... Read More
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