3+ hour, 9+ min ago   (516+ words) By Joseph Erunke, Abuja ABUJA — The Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, has disbursed more than N1.08 billion to 5,381 students studying nursing and midwifery across 21 institutions under its student financing scheme. The intervention, which covers federal and state nursing and midwifery institutions,…...

14+ hour, 9+ min ago   (910+ words) Sixty years after death, Sir Louis Philip Odumegwu Ojukwu remains a name that refuses to disappear from Nigeria’s business, educational and philanthropic history. From the transport company he founded to institutions he helped build, and from scholarships to the family…...

3+ hour, 29+ min ago   (315+ words) Federal Government has concluded plans to close the unemployment and underemployment gap, especially among young people, first-time jobseekers and those not currently in education. Figures from the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, showed that Nigeria’s unemployment rate in the second…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (702+ words) •Dr Tunji Alausa, Minister of Education …moves to regulate internet access for under-16s By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The Federal Government on Thursday unveiled a major digital education intervention that will allow millions of Nigerian students to access approved educational platforms…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (678+ words) Recently in Abuja, the intellectual Disability cluster of the Right-in-Action – the Engraced Ones – Prayer Support and Advocacy Initiative, Down Syndrome Foundation of Nigeria, RIA by Maria Autism Foundation, in Abuja, and called for the inclusion of persons with intellectual disabilities…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (409+ words) By Ike Uchechukwu, CALABAR The Cross River State Government has rolled out fresh compliance rules for private and mission schools ahead of the 2026/2027 academic session, warning proprietors to strictly adhere to approved regulations or risk sanctions, including withdrawal of operating…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (521+ words) The initiative, launched by the Elle Empowerment Foundation through its What About Her? programme, has brought together women from 12 countries as part of efforts to address digital and economic barriers limiting access to opportunities. Founded by Serere Ajala, What About…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (288+ words) A stampede after a fire broke out in a school in the eastern DR Congo city of Bukavu has killed at least 14 children, local and health sources said on Thursday. A blaze of “unknown” origins began near a school in…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (802+ words) The current economic situation in the country has pushed many parents and guardians to the edge, as they contend with hike in tuition fees, high cost of books and even increase in hostel accommodation for their children and wards. Checks…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (499+ words) —Urge youths to shun political thuggery ahead of 2027 By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta ABEOKUTA — The Ogun State Police Command has urged students to shun cultism, drug abuse, cybercrime, political thuggery and other criminal activities capable of jeopardising their future. The Police…...