Education
UPDATED: NELFUND receives 30,000 applications for student loan
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UPDATED: NELFUND receives 30,000 applications for student loan
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Akintunde Sawyerr, has said 60, 000 students from Federal tertiary institutions have registered for the student loan scheme since the launch of the portal last week Friday.
Sawyerr, however, said that 30,000 students have successfully applied for the loan.
He said the agency will start receiving applications from students of state-owned tertiary institutions in three weeks.
The NELFUND boss urged heads of the state – owned institutions to start uploading details of their students on its portal.
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Sawyerr disclose this at an ongoing press conference in Abuja on Thursday.
The agency is working with 126 tertiary institutions for the loan scheme.
Sawyerr said over 9.5 million people have visited the portal since it was launched last week.
The student loan scheme will take off with 1.2m students as beneficiaries.
The loan, which is an equivalent of the tuition fees of the benefitting students, will be paid directly to their institutions.
But stipends would be paid directly to beneficiaries on a monthly basis to assist them buy other things that can make them comfortable while pursuing their education.
UPDATED: NELFUND receives 30,000 applications for student loan
Education
SSANU set to shut down varsities tomorrow over four-month salary arrears
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SSANU set to shut down varsities tomorrow over four-month salary arrears
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) may shut down all public universities tomorrow over the non-payment of their withheld four-month salaries by the government.
The Joint Action Committee comprising SSANU and the Non-Academic Staff Union of educational and associated institutions (NASU) had earlier issued a two-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to pay its members the withheld salaries or face an industrial action.
The ultimatum will expire at the end of today (July 3)
Of the four university-based unions that embarked on a prolonged strike in 2022, the Federal Government has paid the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, leaving behind the three other unions.
But SSANU in a communique after its 48th National Executive Council meeting held in University of Benin, Edo State, last weekend, threatened to withdraw its services at the end of the two-week ultimatum, if the government failed to pay the four months withheld salaries.
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The JAC of SSANU and NASU is expected to meet to review the government response to the ultimatum and take a common position on withdrawing their services.
SSANU, in the communique signed by its President, Comrade Mohammed Ibrahim, expressed dismay over what it described as the unprecedented level of government’s insensitivity and deliberate resolve to cause chaos in the university by adopting a divide and rule policy.
The communique read, “NEC in session once again expresses utmost dismay at the unprecedented level of Government’s insensitivity and deliberate resolve to cause chaos in the university system by adopting the divide and rule policy to set unions on a collision course through preferential treatment of one union over others.
“Recall that SSANU and other unions were compelled by government to embark on strike in 2022 over the refusal to honour a Collective Bargaining Agreement willingly signed by all parties.
“At the end of the strike, the then (Muhammadu) Buhari government further signed an elaborate agreement among which was the non victimization clause. However, government made a selective payment of the withheld salaries.”
SSANU set to shut down varsities tomorrow over four-month salary arrears
Education
FG fixes date to inaugurate governing councils of tertiary institutions
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FG fixes date to inaugurate governing councils of tertiary institutions
The Federal Government has scheduled the inauguration of Governing Councils for Federal universities, polytechnics, and other tertiary institutions for July 4, 2024.
This announcement follows concerns raised by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over the composition of the newly formed councils, which ASUU President Prof Emmanuel Osodeke criticized for being predominantly comprised of retired politicians rather than academic experts or professionals in relevant fields.
The reconstitution of these councils and boards, approved by President Bola Tinubu, aims to enhance the management of Nigeria’s tertiary institutions. Acting Vice Chancellor of the University of Abuja, Prof. Aisha Maikudi, disclosed the inauguration date during her recent address assuming office.
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A total of 560 individuals have been appointed to these governing bodies across Federal Government-owned tertiary institutions. Notable appointments include Chief Bisi Akande as Chairman of the University of Ibadan’s council, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN) at the University of Lagos, Isa Yuguda at the National Open University, and Siyan Oyeweso at Obafemi Awolowo University.
Additionally, Adebayo Shittu, Muiz Banire, and Senator Florence Ita Giwa were appointed chairpersons of governing boards for specific institutions like David Umahi University of Medicine, Federal University of Transportation in Katsina, and Federal Polytechnic in Ugep, Cross River State, respectively.
FG fixes date to inaugurate governing councils of tertiary institutions
Education
ASUU of ABSU gives Abia govt two-week strike notice
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ASUU of ABSU gives Abia govt two-week strike notice
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Abia State University (ABSU) branch has given the Abia State Government a two-week ultimatum to address its demands for improved welfare among others.
It threatened to shut down academic activities if its demands were not met.
During a press conference at Abia State University, Uturu, on Friday, Mrs. Happiness Uduk, ASUU’s Zonal Coordinator for the Calabar Zone, stressed the urgency of these demands.
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Uduk highlighted the government’s failure to fulfill commitments under the 2009 FG-ASUU agreement, which has led to stagnant salary scales and minimal welfare improvements over the past 15 years.
“ASUU members have been on the same salary scale for 15 years without any change. We urge the government to complete the negotiations initiated over 13 years ago, considering current economic realities such as inflation and exchange rates,” Uduk stated.
ASUU of ABSU gives Abia govt two-week strike notice
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