Education

ECK Foundation scholarship screening exercise has been scheduled as follows

ECK Foundation scholarship screening exercise has been scheduled as follows

The management of the popular humaniteriam organization who has been in the forefront of fighting poverty through education and provision of several intervention programs, has officially released the schedule for her scholarship programme aimed at assisting indigent students with equal opportunity for qualitative education. The information released from the foundation headquarters, the details of the screening exercise will be as detailed  below. Dear Applicant, This is to notify all applicants who have been shortlisted for the ECK FOUNDATION scholarship screening exercise that this is the next step in our selection process, and we look forward to reviewing your application further.…
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Economic Hardship: Hon. Ibe Okwara Secures Student Loan For 200 Students In Aro/Ohafia Fed. Constituency.

Economic Hardship: Hon. Ibe Okwara Secures Student Loan For 200 Students In Aro/Ohafia Fed. Constituency.

In view of the Federal Government appropriation for Student Loan in 2024, the Member Representing Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency, Hon. Ibe Okwara Osonwa has stood for his constituents to participate in the first batch of Federal Government Student Loan to students in higher institutions from his Constituency. This is a great chance to get some financial help so that students can focus on their studies. Hon. Ibe Okwara Osonwa The Student Loan is part of the FG palliative measures to boost academic pursuit of students from his Constituency and ease burdens from parents who are finding it difficult at this critical…
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Nigerian government fixes date to open student loan portal

Nigerian government fixes date to open student loan portal

The much-anticipated student loan application portal will open on Friday, May 24, the Nigerian government has finally announced. Nasir Ayitogo, the Nigerian Education Loan Fund spokesman, or NELFUND, revealed this in a statement on Thursday. With the help of the loan programme, students can pursue their academic goals without worrying about money. The statement says: "We are delighted to announce that May 24, 2024, will be the official date to open the portal for student loan applications. Mr. Akintunde Sawyerr, the managing director in charge of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund's management. “This marks a significant milestone in President Bola…
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Education: Southwest Nigeria has lost its edge! – Column

Education: Southwest Nigeria has lost its edge! – Column

By abiodun KOMOLAFE The purported ranking of states by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), based on their performance in the 2023 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE), is the focus of this piece. In the said publication, ‘Lagos State, which hosts many private schools and home to virtually all Nigerians, is in the 6th position. The next Southwest state is Ekiti, in the 11th position. Others are Ondo: 13th; Ogun: 19th; Oyo: 26th; and Osun: 29th. Edo State came 3rd. Even Kwara State out-performed most of the Southwest states as it clinched the 18th position.’ WAEC has since denied…
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Number of foreign students applying to bring families to the U.K. falls by 80%.

Number of foreign students applying to bring families to the U.K. falls by 80%.

The number of foreign students applying to bring family members to Britain has dropped by 80 per cent, new figures show. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in a statement on Wednesday, May 1, said that the figures mean that his changes to the country’s visa system were working. Home Office data reveals that more than 26,000 fewer student visa applications were made from January to March 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. Restrictions which bar most foreign students bringing their dependants into U.K. while they study came into force on January 1. Across three visa categories reformed by…
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