The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) convened a crucial meeting on Wednesday aimed at averting a nationwide strike by university lecturers. The discussions, led by Minister of Education Prof. Tahir Mamman and ASUU President Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, focused on addressing key issues that have been a source of contention between the two parties.
The Ministry of Youth Development has revealed its plans to introduce a training program equivalent to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) program for graduates of the Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) This initiative aims to provide NCE holders with the same opportunities for national service currently available to university graduates. The Minister of State for Youth Development, Mr. Olawande Wisdom, revealed this at the opening of the BEMORE OYO 2024 Summer Bootcamp in Ibadan on Monday.
In a significant boost to the Nigerian education sector, the Federal Government has allocated ₦50 billion to the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) from recovered proceeds of crime. This financial injection aims to enhance support for students across the country, furthering President Bola Tinubu's commitment to education reform.
The federal government through the Federal Ministry of Education has begun implementation of the recommendations of the investigative panel that was set up on January 9, 2024, to investigate counterfeit universities milling fake degrees to Nigerians. The membership which was made of 12-member investigative panel, chaired by the former Vice Chancellor of the University of Maiduguri and Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Committee of Vice Chancellors, Prof. Jibrila Amin, had proposed some strict recommendations in its report and has since been submitted to the Federal Ministry of Education.
Following the indiscriminate cropping of illegal colleges of education in the state, the Bauchi State Government has closed down 39 of such schools due to lack of following due process in its registration. This was made known today by the state Commissioner for Higher Education, Mrs Lydia Tsammani, who convened a press conference in Bauchi town, the capital of Bauchi state.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has donated N50bn from the proceeds of crime to support the Student Loan Scheme which is being coordinated by the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). This was made known by the Commission on Tuesday during a courtesy visit by the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of NELFUND, Mr. Akintunde Sawyerr and his management team to the EFCC Headquarters in Abuja.
