Education

Oct
11
2025
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By Abia ThinkTank
NELFUND: Full List Of 203 Schools That Failed To Submit Students’ Data For Loan

NELFUND: Full List Of 203 Schools That Failed To Submit Students’ Data For Loan

Education, Empowerment, FGN
NELFUND: Full List Of 203 Schools That Failed To Submit Students’ Data For Loan The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has released a list of 203 tertiary institutions that failed to upload their students’ data for the 2024/2025 student loan application exercise. It also announced the reopening of the portal for 48 hours to allow institutions yet to comply to do so. The Guardian reports that institutions are required to upload their students’ information onto the agency’s Student Loan Application System (SLAS), which allows the students to apply for the loan. A statement late Friday by the Fund’s Director of…
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Oct
11
2025
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By Abia ThinkTank
NELFUND Reopens Students Loan Portal For 2024/2025 Academic Year

NELFUND Reopens Students Loan Portal For 2024/2025 Academic Year

Education, FGN, News Flash
NELFUND Reopens Student Loan Portal For 2024/2025 Academic Year Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced the reopening of the student loan portal for interested students to apply for tuition fees for the 2024/2025 academic year alongside the optional monthly stipend to enable tertiary institutions that are yet to complete their student verification exercise to do so. NELFUND had announced the closure of the loan application portal for the 2024/2025 academic session effective Tuesday, September 30, marking the conclusion of the second full cycle of the scheme to enable it finalize the processing of pending. Mrs. Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, Director, Strategic…
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Oct
06
2025
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By Abia ThinkTank
ASUU Mobilises Varsities For Nationwide Strike

ASUU Mobilises Varsities For Nationwide Strike

Education, News Flash
ASUU Mobilises Varsities For Nationwide Strike The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has begun mobilisation of its members across the nation’s universities in preparation for a possible nationwide warning strike. This comes barely a week before the expiration of its 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Government, which was announced on September 28, 2025. ASUU, in a circular signed by its President, Professor Christopher Piwuna, dated 5th October, 2025, expressed disappointment over what it described as the government’s continued silence and lack of commitment to resolving lingering issues affecting the university system. According to the circular addressed to all ASUU…
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Oct
03
2025
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By Abia ThinkTank
Massive Ovation For Oluremi Tinubu As She Launches N2.55 Billion Sanitary Pads For 370,000 Schoolgirls

Massive Ovation For Oluremi Tinubu As She Launches N2.55 Billion Sanitary Pads For 370,000 Schoolgirls

FGN, Education, Health, News Flash
Oluremi Tinubu Launches N2.55 Billion Sanitary Pads For 370,000 Schoolgirls Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Thursday flagged off the nationwide distribution of 370,000 sanitary pads worth ₦2,550,297,150 for schoolgirls in rural communities across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Nigerian Politics Books The official launch, held at the State House, Alausa, Lagos, was part of her Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) project tagged “Flow with Confidence.” The programme, which aims to promote menstrual health and empower adolescent girls, was launched simultaneously in Borno, Cross River, Ekiti, Enugu, Gombe, Imo, Kebbi, and Lagos States, with other states…
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Oct
01
2025
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By Abia ThinkTank
NANS Protests, Demands Unconditional Release Of Nnamdi Kanu

NANS Protests, Demands Unconditional Release Of Nnamdi Kanu

Education, FGN, Human Rights, News Flash
NANS Protests, Demands Unconditional Release Of Nnamdi Kanu The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Wednesday, staged a peaceful protest in Abuja to demand the unconditional release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The NANS faction led by its National President, Comrade Atiku Isah (GCNS), said they were deeply concerned about what they described as “injustice” surrounding Kanu’s prolonged detention despite court rulings granting him bail. Speaking during the protest, Isah said, “We find it difficult to understand why Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is still in detention when courts of competent jurisdiction…
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Sep
17
2025
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By Abia ThinkTank
NECO Releases 2025 SSCE Results

NECO Releases 2025 SSCE Results

Education, FGN, News Flash
NECO Releases 2025 SSCE Results AttNews reports that the National Examination Council (NECO) has released the results of 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) with 60.26 percent of candidates recording five credits and above in English and Mathematics. Releasing the result at the Council’s headquarters in Minna, Niger State capital on Wednesday, NECO Registrar, Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi announced, “Number of candidates with five Credits and above, including Mathematics and English is 818,492 representing 60.26%.” Similarly, Prof Wushishi put the number of candidates with five Credits and above, irrespective of Mathematics and English at 1,144,496, representing 84.26%. He disclosed that…
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Sep
17
2025
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By Abia ThinkTank
Chinese Language Added To Nigeria’s Senior Secondary Curriculum

Chinese Language Added To Nigeria’s Senior Secondary Curriculum

Education, FGN, News Flash
Chinese Language Added To Nigeria’s Senior Secondary Curriculum The Chinese language, Mandarin, has officially been included as one of the foreign languages to be taught in senior secondary schools across Nigeria, following a recent review of the national curriculum. This announcement was made on Tuesday by the Secretary of Education for the Federal Capital Territory, Dr. Danlami Hayyo, during the inauguration of the 14th Chinese Corner at Government Secondary School, Tudun Wada, Abuja. The Chinese Corner is an educational and cultural centre sponsored by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation as part of its corporate social responsibility. “May I inform you…
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Aug
30
2025
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Education Minister Makes U-Turn, Admits 2009 FG-ASUU Agreement

Education Minister Makes U-Turn, Admits 2009 FG-ASUU Agreement

Education, News Flash
Education Minister Makes U-turn, Admits 2009 FG-ASUU Agreement The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has made a U-turn regarding his earlier remarks on Federal Government agreements with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), admitting that it formally signed a pact with the union in 2009. Speaking with reporters in Abuja on Thursday, the minister had insisted that no agreement existed between the government and ASUU, adding that the union was merely parading a draft, a claim rejected by ASUU. But in a statement released on Friday by the ministry’s Director of Press and Public Relations, Boriowo Folasade, the…
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Aug
23
2025
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Governor Otti’s ABSU Fix-It List: Yes, Even That Road – By Dr. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Governor Otti’s ABSU Fix-It List: Yes, Even That Road – By Dr. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Education, Good Governance
Governor Otti’s ABSU Fix-It List: Yes, Even That Road Let us be candid; infrastructural remediation is seldom a subject that captivates the imagination. However, the wholesale reclamation of a premier institution from the throes of prolonged neglect constitutes a narrative of profound significance. Herein lies an unvarnished account of the tangible advancements currently unfolding at Abia State University (ABSU). The “We Can’t Believe It Either” Road RepairThat notoriously perilous segment of the Okigwe-Uturu road, long endured as an inescapable ordeal, has finally succumbed to progress. In a decisive move, Governor Alex Otti has initiated comprehensive work, asserting that a federal…
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Aug
21
2025
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Otti: Grooming Young Minds Into Leaders Of Tomorrow – By Ebere Uzoukwa, Ph.D (SSA To Governor Otti On Public Affairs)

Otti: Grooming Young Minds Into Leaders Of Tomorrow – By Ebere Uzoukwa, Ph.D (SSA To Governor Otti On Public Affairs)

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Education, Empowerment, Youths
Otti: Grooming Young Minds Into Leaders of Tomorrow By Ebere Uzoukwa, PhD “The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.” – Ralph Nader Leadership has always defined the fate of societies. Nations rise and fall not merely by the abundance of resources but by the quality of their leaders. True leadership goes beyond occupying positions of authority. It is about influencing change, inspiring hope, and creating pathways for others to thrive. The essence of leadership therefore is not confined to today but to the future, moulding young minds who will step into tomorrow with vision, courage,…
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