Nigeria, UAE Explore Educational Opportunities – HME
The HME, Prof. Tahir Mamman, has said that Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates were committed to exploring educational opportunities available in the two countries
NELF Team Visits NUC
The establishment of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELF), by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was a step in the right direction and signaled hope that young Nigerians whose parent could not afford to pay their fees at university level would henceforth do so with ease, the Acting ES, NUC, Chris J. Maiyaki, has said.
FG Redeploys Mrs. Walson-Jack as Permanent Secretary, FME
President Bola Tinubu has named Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack, OON, mni, as the Permanent Secretary of the FME, following the retirement of the substantive Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Mr. David Andrew Adejo, upon reaching the mandatory age from the Civil Service.
Nigeria Launches TNE Policy @ Going Global Conference in Edinburgh, Scotland
The Biennial Going Global Conference, held in the UK took place in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, from Monday 20 November to Wednesday 23 November, 2023, with one of the high points being the launch of the recently-consummated NUC Guidelines on TNE
FG Inaugurates Inter-Ministerial Committee on Degree Racketeering
The Federal Government has inaugurated an eight-man inter-ministerial committee to investigate the activities of private universities established in the last 15 years.
The committee, headed by Prof. J. D. Amin as chairman, had been mandated to probe degree certificate racketeering by both foreign and local universities in Nigeria.
FEC Removes Varsities, Polys, COEs from IPPIS
The Federal Executive Council FEC has decided to exclude universities, polytechnics, colleges of education and other tertiary institutions from the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS) payment platform.