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KANO PLEDGES STRONGER SUPPORT FOR HIGHER EDUCATION By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Kano State Government has restated its commitment to strengthening higher education, especially in legal and Islamic studies, to produce competent graduates for the state and the nation. Governor Abba Kabir
MSSN ZAMFARA URGES GOV’T TO TACKLE INSECURITY, REOPEN BOARDING SCHOOL By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN), Zamfara State, has appealed to government and security agencies to step up efforts in restoring peace for the reopening of boarding
ASUP GIVES FG 21-DAYS ULTIMATUM OVER UNMET DEMANDS………… By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has given the Federal and State Governments 21 days to address long-standing issues affecting the polytechnic sector or face a nationwide strike. Zonal
RENEWED HOPE: RIMI TINUBU PUSHES SPECIAL SCHOOLS FOR OUT-OF-SCHOOL GIRLS IN LAGOS……….. By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has renewed her call for special schools to give out-of-school girls a second chance at education. Speaking at a meeting
NELFUND SETS NEW RULE FOR STUDENT UPKEEP LOAN……… By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced that upkeep loans will now be paid only during an institution’s academic session. Once a session ends, upkeep payments for that year
JAMB INAUGURATES SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO CURB EXAM FRAUD…………… By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has launched a 23-member Special Committee to tackle the growing wave of examination malpractice in Nigeria. Speaking at the inauguration in Abuja, JAMB
HOUSE OF REPS PROBES ALLEGED IRREGULARITIES IN STUDENT LOAN SCHEME……… By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The House of Representatives has launched an investigation into alleged fund diversions, non-compliance, and unethical practices in the disbursement of the student loan scheme. At a joint investigative
NUC APPROVES EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY OF AERONAUTICS……….. By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the establishment of the Ebonyi State University of Aeronautics and Aerospace Engineering in Ezza, Ebonyi State. The approval letter was presented in Abuja to
SAVE THE CHILDREN TO EDUCATE 29 THOUSAND OUT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN IN KATSINA…………. By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Save the Children is set to enroll over 29,000 out-of-school children in Katsina State under its “Education Can’t Wait” program. The initiative aims to tackle
AGILE BOOSTS GIRLS EDUCATION WITH ₦60,000 ANNUAL CASH TRANSFER IN KANO……… By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The AGILE project has increased its Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) for girls in Kano State from ₦20,000 to ₦60,000 per year. At a sensitization event in Bebeji