NELFUND managing director Akintunde Sawyerr explained that the Fund cannot pay fees for freshers before registration due to financial risks, but is working with schools on a temporary solution.
UNILAG has denied claims of a fresh fee hike, explaining that recent changes on its student portal resulted from the integration of existing charges under the NELFund directive.
NANS President Olushola Oladoja says the association is not part of Sowore’s planned #FreeNnamdiKanu protest, warning parents to stop their wards from joining politically motivated actions.
NELFUND has named 203 tertiary institutions that failed to upload their students’ data for the 2024/2025 loan application, warning that affected students risk missing out.
“If you get admission into any tertiary institution, you can apply to NELFUND; and you don’t even have to know anybody,” Minister of Information Mohammed Idris says.
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has appealed to ASUU to reconsider its planned strike over delayed June salaries, warning it would disrupt the stable academic calendar.
No formal explanation has been given for the prolonged detention.
NANS has criticised WAEC for holding a major English exam as late as 7 p.m., calling it unsafe and a sign of systemic failure.
NANS called for an “independent investigation” and immediate prosecution of the officer involved.
“Since they took him, we have not seen or heard from him… his wife and daughter are emotionally devastated.” — Family source