Nigerian students at Teesside University in the United Kingdom have been told to quit the school and return to Nigeria over unpaid fees. According to BBC, Teesside University said the move was in line with the UK’s immigration regulations. “Teesside University is proud to be a global institution with a diverse student population but is also very aware of its visa issuance and compliance obligations. “These strict external regulations ensure that the university fully supports a robust immigration system and are outside of the university’s control,” BBC said, quoting a university spokesperson.

Managing Director of Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Mr Akintunde Sawyerr, has revealed that only students across federal tertiary institutions will be prioritise to have access to the 1.2 million students loan in the first phase of its disbursement. The NELFUND chairman was speaking at the opening of the portal for applications on Friday, saying the first phase will be officially open for students across the federal tertiary institutions whose institutions have completed the uploading of their data. 

The federal government has constituted the governing councils of federal universities in the country.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to go on a nationwide strike due to their dissatisfaction with the government's handling of their demands. Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, president of the union, stated that the decision was made after a meeting of its national executive council, as there has been no meaningful effort by the government to address their demands in the last ten years.

The Oyo state government in collaboration with Global Partnership for Education (GPE), a World Bank-assisted programme has disbursed grants for the renovation of 58 public schools in the state. This was revealed by the Commissioner for Education, Science, and Technology, Prof. Salihu Adelabu during a meeting with stakeholders in Ibadan on Monday.

Through the Minister of Youth Development, Dr. Jamila Ibrahim the Federal Government has announced its plans to empower at least 5,000 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) with N10 million each to fund their entrepreneurial ventures after completing the NYSC scheme. Dr. Ibrahim disclosed this during the opening ceremony of the inaugural meeting of the NYSC management with heads of Corps Producing Institutions (CPI) in Nigeria, held on Monday in Abuja. She noted that this funding initiative aligns with the upcoming NYSC reforms and is distinct from the Nigerian Youth Investment Fund program set for 2024.