THE Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has rejected a plan to compel the union as a ‘guarantor’ of loans, under the Tertiary Institution Staff Support Fund scheme, recently introduced by the President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The union’s position was contained in its resolution, signed by the ASUU President, Christopher Piwuna, following a National Executive […]
THE National Association of Polytechnic Students, NAPS, has announced plans for a three-day nationwide peaceful protest following recent road accidents involving trucks belonging to a cement company, which led to deaths and injuries in Auchi, Edo State. In a statement by its Action Committee Public Relations Officer, Usman Dende, NAPS said the protest commenced yesterday […]
By IGE ADEKUNLE A psychologist, Prof. Remi Alarape, has called on the management of tertiary institutions to provide a robust mental health support for students in distress to prevent them from committing suicide. Alarape, who is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Psychology, University of Ibadan, made the call in an interview on Saturday […]
By NOSAKHALE AKHIMIEN THE Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) says it has disbursed ₦86 billion to support 449,000 students out of 735,000 applications received so far under its student loan scheme. NELFUND Managing Director, Akintunde Sawyerr, in an interview on Channels Television’s breakfast show Sunrise Daily programme on Friday, detailed the scope of the loan […]
SELECTING which degree to study can has a huge bearing on the rest of your life. Choose wisely, and it could open the door to your dream job when you graduate. Make a bad decision, and you risk severely damaging your job prospects. Picking the right subject is even more important given the cost of […]
THE West African Examinations Council (WAEC)’s recent decision to review and adjust the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results has sparked a wave of mixed reactions across the country. Findings show that while some stakeholders welcome the move as a step toward greater transparency and accuracy, others have raised concerns about its […]
By ISHAQ ZAKI PARENTS of 88 stranded Zamfara students studying in Cyprus have appealed for urgent intervention from Zamfara State Government to settle their debts in the country’s institutions. Chairman of the Cyprus Students’ Parents Association, Zamfara State, Mr. Ibrahim Tudu, in a statement issued in Gusau on Saturday, noted that the students had been […]
THE Head, National Office, West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Dr. Amos Dangut, has announced the release of reviewed results for the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Dangut explained at a media conference on Friday that during an internal post-examination review, WAEC discovered that a wrong serialised code file was used in printing […]
THE West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the temporary withdrawal of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results for school candidates due to the discovery of technical issues in the result release process. The Council made this known in a statement issued by the Acting Head of Public Affairs, Moyosola Adesina, […]
STRONG reactions against the mass failure of candidates in this year’s Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations, SSCE, continued yesterday, with parents and some groups calling for the cancellation of some of the papers, especially English Language. This is even as the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools, NAPPS, in criticising the conduct of the […]