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The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) is a pivotal financial institution established under the Student Loans (Access to Higher Education) (Repeal and Re-enactment) Act, 2024. [1] It was signed into law by President Bola Tinubu on 3 April 2024, marking a historic step towards ensuring sustainable higher education and functional skill ...
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) was founded in 2010 by Nigerian businessman Tony O. Elumelu, as an extension of his unwavering belief in the youth as catalysts for Africa's transformation. The Tony Elumelu Foundation, the leading philanthropy empowering a new generation of African entrepreneurs, has become the hallmark for Africa's ...
From 2013 till date, its foundation - MTN Foundation- has sponsored Nigerian Students with financial and educational grants well over ₦2.5 billion. It gave over 1,000 students across 2 geo-political zones in Nigeria ₦300,000 grant each in October, 2024. [85] [86]
The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) law (UBE Act, 2004) established the commission as the intervention agency responsible for the disbursement of the Federal Government Universal Basic Education Intervention to states and other stakeholders and the coordination of the implementation of the UBE programme throughout Nigeria.
The National Universities Commission (NUC) is a Nigerian government agency set up to regulate higher education in Nigeria. NUC, as it is popularly called, was established in 1962 as an advisory agency in the cabinet office. [1] In 1974, it became a statutory body and its first executive secretary was professor Jibril Aminu.
The formation of the NIFES saw the beginning of the evangelical students movement in Nigeria which started when some British graduates from the Inter-Varsity Fellowship of the UK initiated annual camps through which a number of African students’ leaders emerged and caught a vision for starting students groups, and there was a need to start an evangelical movement in Africa.
The nonprofit provides secular support to at-risk populations internationally, via educational opportunities, technological solutions, health assistance and small business grants. HuMAN's work funds secular education, humanist students, women's collectives, orphans, safe houses, and helplines. It also offers internships in Africa & India ...
In the early 1980s, as a result of high unemployment rates for school graduates, the Nigerian government placed a new emphasis on making vocational programs available to students. [67] The most significant plan for improvement was the Master Plan for 2001-2010 for the Development of the National Vocational Education system developed by the ...