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NELFUND Seeks Stronger National Assembly Backing to Unlock Education Loan Financing
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has appealed for stronger collaboration with the National Assembly to ensure the full realisation and effective deployment of its 25 percent allocation from the newly approved development levy. The National Taxation Act, which introduces a 4 percent development levy on the assessable profits of taxable companies—excluding small businesses, non-resident …
Gombe Launches 2025 Enrolment Drive to Tackle Rising Out-of-School Children Crisis
In a renewed push to address the growing number of out-of-school children in Gombe State, the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), in partnership with the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), held a one-day stakeholders’ engagement meeting on Monday to kick-start the 2025 Enrolment Drive Campaign. Latest UNICEF …
Breaking Barriers: How Education Drives Social Mobility and Equality
Education has long been recognized as the great equalizer, offering individuals the opportunity to rise above social, economic, and cultural barriers. In societies where inequality often dictates access to opportunities, education provides a level playing field, equipping children from diverse backgrounds with the knowledge and skills they need to achieve their full potential. It not …
Shaping Tomorrow: How Education Builds a Sane Society for Children
Education remains one of the most powerful tools in shaping the minds and morals of children, thereby laying the foundation for a sane and progressive society. It goes beyond classroom learning; it is a process that instills values, discipline, empathy, and critical thinking in the young. By guiding children through knowledge and character-building, education helps …
Job Scam: SUBEB Officials Suspended Over Fake Teacher Recruitment in Ondo
The Ondo State Government has suspended three senior officials of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) for their alleged involvement in a job racketeering scheme uncovered during the recent teacher recruitment exercise. The affected officials, two directors and a deputy director, were accused of colluding with fraudsters to extort money from unsuspecting job seekers …
Tuition Storm: Parents, Schools Clash as Soaring Fees Push Families to the Brink
As schools across Nigeria resume for the 2025/2026 academic year, parents and operators are clashing over steep tuition hikes ranging between 25 and 100 per cent. The increases, driven by inflation and high operating costs, have forced some families to transfer their children from private schools to public ones. A LagosMums survey revealed that about …
Alumni Calls for Better Pay and Training to Inspire Next Generation of Teachers
The Anwar-ul-Islam Old Students Association (ACAOSA) Global has called for regular training, improved remuneration, and attractive incentives for teachers to draw the best talents into the profession and secure Nigeria’s educational future. The association made the appeal at the weekend during a one-day capacity-building programme it organised for 50 teachers from Anwar-ul-Islam College (formerly Ahmadiyya …
Children and Education: Building the Future Today
Children are the foundation of every society, and the kind of future a nation envisions is deeply tied to how well it educates its young ones. Education, in its truest sense, is not just about learning how to read and write but about nurturing the whole child—intellectually, emotionally, socially, and morally. When children are given …
The Role of Education in Raising Generational Leaders
Education is the most powerful tool for shaping individuals who will one day influence the destiny of nations. In the quest to raise generational leaders, its role cannot be overemphasized. Leadership is not an accident but a product of vision, knowledge, and character, all of which are cultivated through learning. When a society invests in …