TETFund Champions Nigerian Innovation as Researchers Unveil Market-Ready Prototypes By Uji Iliyasu, Abuja At the Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI) Demo Day and Closing Ceremony held in Abuja on Wednesday, the Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Sonny Echono, lauded Nigerian researchers for developing homegrown, commercially viable innovations. “This is more than […]
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JAMB schedules 2025 UTME mop-up exam for 28 June, 96,838 candidates to sit the exam across 183 centres
JAMB schedules 2025 UTME mop-up exam for 28 June, 96,838 candidates to sit the exam across 183 centres By Uji A Iliyasu, Abuja The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has fixed Saturday, 28 June 2025, for the conduct of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) mop-up exercise. A total of 96,838 candidates will sit the […]
Gov. Bala reaffirms commitment to basic education during visit to UBEC headquarters
Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, Executive Governor of Bauchi State, has reiterated his administration’s firm commitment to strengthening basic education during an official visit to the headquarters of the (UBEC) in Abuja.
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During the visit, Governor Mohammed underscored the fundamental role of foundational learning,
Student Loan: NELFUND instructs institutions to verify and upload beneficiaries’ data
Student Loan: NELFUND instructs institutions to verify and upload beneficiaries’ data By Uji A Iliyasu The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has directed tertiary institutions to verify and upload their students’ data onto the Student Loan Application System (SLAS). In a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday and signed by the Director of Strategic Communications, […]
JAMB sanctions 11 CBT centres over fingerprint irregularities
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has recommended stiff penalties for 11 Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres and the registrants implicated in fingerprint irregularities during the registration for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME
Why Aliyu Wamakko Should be Tinubu’s VP in 2027
As Nigeria moves closer to the pivotal 2027 general elections, conversations around the suitability of key political figures are beginning to gain momentum. One of the most pressing debates within northern political circles is the growing controversy surrounding Vice President Kashim Shettima. His tenure, while not devoid of effort, has been marred by a mixture of political unease and concerns about effective representation
TETFund, NEITI sign MoU to strengthen education tax collection
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) and the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance data sharing and transparency, aimed at boosting remittances to TETFund from the extractive sector
Over 30,000 candidates sit entrance exam for federal technical colleges
More than 30,000 candidates across Nigeria on Saturday sat the 2025 entrance examination for admission into Federal Technical Colleges, under the Federal Government’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programme
64,000 candidates sit 2025 national common entrance exam across Nigeria and neighbouring countries
A total of 64,000 candidates from Nigeria, the Republic of Benin, and Togo have participated in the 2025 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) for admission into Federal Government Colleges. The examination was conducted by the National Examinations Council (NECO
NUC speaks on misleading report about accreditation process in varsities
The attention of the National Universities Commission (NUC) has been drawn to a publication circulating on social media, attributed to one Taofik Olatubonsun. The said publication contains unfounded claims aimed at misleading the public regarding the Commission’s respected accreditation procedures