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The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has said students from state-owned tertiary institutions would benefit from the student loan scheme. NELFUND addressed confusion regarding the eligibility of students for its new student loan programme on Tuesday, in a press statement, signed by its Media and Public Relations Lead, Nasir Ayitogo. The agency refuted claims circulating…
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Peter Obi, the 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has once again raised concerns over the Federal Government of Nigeria’s financial recklessness and misplacement of priorities in fund allocation. Obi described the continued deployment of public resources to nonessential areas of development as unacceptable. He highlighted Nigeria’s poor position in global school enrollment…
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The electricity bill for the University of Jos has risen from between N20 and N30 million to N80 million, following the recent hike in electricity tariffs, particularly for consumers on Band A. The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Tanko Ishaya, disclosed this on Tuesday, when members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) of the institution,…
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Dr. Peter Ubi, the Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) University of Calabar chapter, has expressed concerns over the number of students dropping out of school in the country. Ubi made the expression in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Calabar. The ASUU chairman was speaking…
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A businessman, Kabiru Musa, who was dragged to an Upper Shari’a Court in Tudun Wada, Kaduna State, by his wife , Murja Abdullahi, has denied making three divorce pronouncements on her. Musa denied the divorce, saying he was not in his right mind after two of the couple ‘s neighbours testified that they heard him…
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