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The Federal Government has said it has spent over N2.5 trillion on infrastructure and staff development in public universities, polytechnics and colleges of education in the last 10 years through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND). TETFund Chairman, Board of Trustees, Kashim Ibrahim-Imam, who made this known at the 3rd Tax Payers ... Read more

The Lift Above Poverty Organization Microfinance Bank (LAPO MfB),was on Thursday given a merit award by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETfund) in recognition of its contributions to tertiary education in the country. Mr Remi Akande, Head, Communications, LAPO MFB, who disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of ... Read more

Applications are invited for 2021 International scholarships which will be awarded to students who are willing to studying a degree program at the University of Seoul, South Korea. The University of Seoul is a South Korean public school in the heart of the country, Seoul. It ranks in the Best Global Universities and aims to reach greater heights in terms of quality of education to supports its ... Read more

A JSS1 female student of Mary Immaculate Secondary School, Ado Ekiti, Gift Agenoisa, has sued the Ekiti State government, demanding N15 million damages for breach of fundamental rights. The student headed to court after suspension from school over alleged indiscipline and assault on teachers by her parents. In a suit number HAD/01/ CR/2021 ... Read more

The Washington College, USA is pleased to award the Merit-Based Academic Tuition International Scholarships to students who are passionate about studying a degree program at the Institution. This scholarship opportunity is designed to provide the benefits of a Washington College education to students who may have not have had the opportunity because of substantial financial need. Washington ... Read more

The United Nations Children’s Fund has described as unacceptable the death of three children reportedly killed by unexploded ordnance in Borno State. The children were reportedly playing on Mblu Bridge in Ngala, a town near the Cameroon border, on Friday when they were killed by “unexploded remnants of war.” UNICEF decried the ... Read more

More than 40 days after their abduction, the mother of one of the 80 students of Bethel Baptist College in Kaduna has been diagnosed with a swollen heart, a source told Sunday PUNCH. The parents were also said to be speaking with the bandits who reportedly insisted on collecting the N80m ransom. In an interview with our correspondent on ... Read more

Fire has gutted a private secondary school, Annang Secondary Commercial School, located in Idung Esimuk, Odoro Ikot in Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. It was gathered that the fire destroyed documents, buildings and other property estimated a several millions of naira. The proprietor of the school, Rev. Joseph Ada, who ... Read more

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board and heads of tertiary institutions will on August 31 at a policy meeting, peg the minimum cut- off mark for 2021/ 2022 admissions. According to the board, decisions would be reached on the new minimum cut-off marks and other admission issues at the policy meeting which will be chaired by the ... Read more

Accreditation of 23 Degree courses has been granted the Federal College of Education, Pankshin, Plateau State by the National Universities Commission (NUC). The National Universities Commission (NUC) on Saturday communicated the accreditation of the 23-degree courses to the College’s Provost, Dr Amos Cirfat in a letter. The Provost told the ... Read more