Prof. Adamu Ahmed has assumed office as the 13th Vice-Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria. He takes over from Prof. Kabiru Bala, whose five-year term ended on May 30, 2025. The handing-over ceremony, which took place at the ABU Senate Chambers, was witnessed by notable academics within the university community and outside. An alumnus […]
The Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) has been accused of charging its students an extra ₦20,000 outside the student loan disbursed by the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). Students who are beneficiaries of the student loan—a programme under the purview of NELFUND—told EdubaseNG that the management of FUOYE suddenly introduced an “internet levy” and “forced students
Engineer Usman Mohammed Aliyu of the Department of Chemical Engineering at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi, has been dismissed by the management of the institution for sexually harassing a female postgraduate student. The dismissal of Dr. Usman Aliyu, an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Engineering of ATBU, followed a petition filed by a
The 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will now commence on Thursday, April 24, 2025, instead of the previously scheduled date of Friday, April 25, 2025. A statement issued and signed by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) spokesperson, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, explains that the adjustment was made to accommodate essential commitments by the
The Hall Administrator of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, has released the list of required documents for newly admitted postgraduate students who have reserved and paid for a bed space in the university’s halls of residence. In a notification dated April 17, 2025, and seen by EdubaseNG on Thursday evening, postgraduate students (PGS) who will
The management of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, has released the programme calendar for the 2025 Sustainable Procurement, Environmental and Social Standards Enhancement Centre of Excellence (SPESSE-CE). The programme, which begins today Monday, April 14, 2025, will run through December 19, 2025. It includes the Short Executive Course and the Advanced Certificate Course. The Advanced
Some identical twins are known to do several things in common, but finding a pair who graduate with the same CGPA—especially as the best graduating students—is extremely rare. Yet, Busoye Opegbemi Matthias and Busoye Tolulope Matthew, twin brothers, broke that record during the 2023/2024 academic session at the University of Ibadan (UI). Things they share
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has published an infographic showing a breakdown of how a total of N49.3 billion has been disbursed since the scheme commenced in 2024. According to NELFUND, it has paid out both institutional and upkeep loans amounting to N49.3 billion. Of this amount, 60.5% (N29.8 billion) was allocated to student
Horrible Experiences by the Beneficiaries “My Experience with NELFUND disbursement at YABATECH: when I went to check and confirm the status of my student loan disbursement. I discovered that the loan has not yet been reflected on the student data portal.” That was the experience of the beneficiaries of the student loan at Yaba College
Screening and clearance for the 2024/2025 academic session for postgraduate students of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, has commenced, with a postgraduate student (MSc full-time) expected to pay a grand total of ₦218,375, including acceptance, tuition, and sundry charges. Even though the basic tuition fee is ₦87,500 (for MSc full-time), additional charges such as examination,
