The National Association of Nigerian Students has said that it will exhaust every form of dialogue with the Federal Government over the recent increase in fuel price by the Federal Government. NANS’ Senate President, Akinteye Babatunde, on Monday, September 9, at a press briefing in Abuja, said a nationwide protest is only a resort especially […] More
The Federal Government has announced the possibility of exempting exceptionally intelligent students below the age of 18 from the minimum age requirement to sit for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and National Examinations Council (NECO) exams. This was revealed by the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, during a tour of the […] More
A faction of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has dismissed an announcement that the group is planning a massive shutdown of major cities across the country to protest the hike in fuel pump price. A notice released by Okunomo Henry Adewumi, President of the Senate (NANS), earlier on Wednesday, said the group will […] More
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Batch ‘B’ stream II corps members deployed to Katsina state have undergone a one-day sensitisation programme on basic financial literacy training. The programme, held on Sunday at the NYSC orientation camp along Mani Road, served as a precursor to the scheme’s Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) programme, commencing […] More
The Centre for Management Development (CMD) says any individual who operates consulting training, without accreditation, is liable to six months imprisonment or a fine of ₦250,000 or both Mrs Modinat Olusoji, the acting Director General (D-G) of CMD disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. Olusoji […] More
The Senator representing Anambra North Senatorial District, Tony Nwoye, has decried the lack of interest in the student loan programme by people of the South East. Tony Nwoye said only 297 students from federal high institutions in Anambra State out of 43, 824 eligible students registered for the student loan programme. LeadNaija reported that out […] More
The National Youth Service Corps has demobilised 54 “graduates” that were illegally mobilised for youth service by the University of Calabar. The Director-General, NYSC, Brig.-Gen. Yusha’u Ahmed said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja by the Director, Information and Public Relations, Eddy Megwa. According to Mr Ahmed, this is in line with the […] More