The Minister of Education, Mr. Tunji Alausa, has lamented that 85 per cent of Nigerian students sent abroad on government scholarships never returned to contribute to national development. This came as he announced that tertiary institutions with fewer than 2,000 students will no longer be eligible for funding from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund. Speaking…
The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, on Wednesday, declared that there was no fraud uncovered in the student loan scheme. Alausa made this known at the end of a meeting held with Vice Chancellors, officials of the National Universities Commission, Nigerian Education Loan Fund and the Federal Ministry of Education. Alausa also described the…
The Ministry of Education has announced that it is investigating allegations of unauthorised deductions from studentsā loans and NELFund accounts by universities. The ministryās Director of Press and Public Relations, in a statement, said that an urgent meeting has been scheduled for 6 May 2025 with the vice chancellors of the affected universities and the…
The Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Alausa, on Wednesday, announced the release of N50 billion by the Federal Government to the academic and non-academic staff unions of federal universities for the settlement of earned allowances, as promised by President Bola Tinubu. This development was disclosed in a statement titled āFG Releases N50bn Earned Allowances to…
The Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Education has directed all Federal Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria to advertise available vacancies through public mediums. This directive was issued by the Honourable Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, as part of the Ministryās renewed commitment to fairness and integrity in the education sector. According to…
The Federal Government has directed all federal tertiary institutions to publish critical institutional data, including budget allocations, student population, and funding details on their official websites no later than May 31, 2025. The directive, which takes immediate effect, was issued by the Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa, as part of efforts to promote…
Nigeriaās Minister of Education, Olatunji Alausa has proposed an extension of the mandatory one-year National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to two years.Nigerian political art prints Commending the digitalised process of the scheme, Alausa said the racketeering and forging of certificates have been reduced by the management of NYSC. The minister said this on Friday, when…
Education minister Tunji Alausa has approved a one-year suspension on new applications for polytechnics and monotechnics. He, however, exempted health institutions due to low enrollment challenges. This was announced in a statement by the National Board for Technical Education executive secretary, Idris Bugaje, on Thursday in Kaduna. Mr Bugaje said the moratorium, which takes immediate…
The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has announced that the countryās education system will shift to an 80 per cent practical and 20 per cent theoretical model. Speaking at his inaugural press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, Alausa said that practical education would help address unemployment by preparing students with skills directly relevant to…