FG earmarks N250bn to tackle hostel crisis in tertiary institutions
06 May 2026, 8:38 pm WAT
By Fred Ezeh, Abuja
The Federal Government has earmarked N250 billion to tackle the accommodation crisis in tertiary institutions across...
FG disburses ₦11.8bn interest-free loans to 6,842 tertiary institution workers
The Federal Government has disbursed ₦11.8 billion to 6,842 academic and non-academic staff across Nigerian tertiary institutions under the Tertiary Institutions Staff Support Fund (TISSF).
The initiative, a joint...
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The Federal Government has commenced a major intervention to address the worsening accommodation deficit in tertiary institutions with the groundbreaking ceremony of a 1,500-bed student hostel project at Yaba College of Technology...
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The University of Ilesa (UNILESA) has secured a ₦4 billion intervention grant from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to establish a Faculty of Technology, marking a significant milestone in the institution’s...
UNILESA moves to curb open grazing, illegal mining with agro rangers deployment
The University of Ilesa (UNILESA) has announced plans to collaborate with the Agro Ranger Unit of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to tackle the persistent challenge of open grazing...
Imo bans nursery and JSS graduation ceremonies, restricts textbook changes
The Imo State Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has issued a firm directive banning graduation ceremonies for Kindergarten, Nursery, and Junior Secondary School (JSS 3) classes in all private schools across...
MKU Ilorin records 100% NUC accreditation success across 13 programmes
Muhammad Kamalud-deen University (MKU), Ilorin, has achieved a full 100% success rate in the National Universities Commission (NUC) accreditation exercise conducted in November/December 2025, with all 13 academic programmes presented receiving full...
OAU students stage protest over welfare
Students of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, on Tuesday staged a peaceful protest over unresolved welfare and academic challenges affecting campus life.
The...
Embarrassment forces South Africa to withdraw AI policy over fake AI citations
South Africa has withdrawn its draft national artificial intelligence policy after discovering that the document contained fabricated references apparently generated by AI.
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