MEEVEET:
Lol there is video to that effects na

Motions was moved announcement was made

Who ever tricked wike on that move should be feared

Announcement or video is nothing if the party itself says they did not decamp officially.

The rep could say they are just playing pranks with the video.

Cool. Make Tinubu sha no remove subsidy on electricity too.

Even if it gulps 1trillion, just let the subsidy remain.

All those nonsense economists that be been parroting subsidy removal since 20 years ago don see the effect subsidy removal can have on the average Nigerian.

So until we stabilize this fuel/forex subsidy removal issue, status quo should just remain on other one for now.

MMWandali:
Can Post graduate students apply?

No, they cannot apply for now.

emkz:
Credit must be given to TVC News Journalists' Hangout.

On Monday or Tuesday, Babajide Kolade-Otitoju blamed the President for not paying attention to the fact that 32 members of the reconstituted governing councils of universities came from Adamawa State alone, where the Minister of Education hails from. He further said other people submitted names that were disregarded.

Otitoju said federal character must be reflected so as not to give undue advantage to any state. Someone called into the programme to blame Gbajabiamila and NSA Ribadu, but the anchor cut him off.

If there is one thing about the Tinubu administration, it is that he listens and tries to be fair.

Babajide Kolade-Otitoju, if you ever read this, we are grateful that you used your programme to tell the president how it is. Continue that way.

Tinubu can’t review every list and that is exactly why we have a monster of education and this post originated from his office.

I’m glad Tinubu listens and call for a review to the list but it’s just sad that the minister had to make those kind of rookie mistake in the constitution of the list.

But we can’t continue like this where the president must review everything. Ministers should have some form of independence of thought and they should be allowed to function based on how they deem fit to direct their ministry. If they eventually do a big blunder, the president can step in and sack them.

But this one where a minister do something, people complain, president step in, change it again, and etc will reward bad behavior as some Nigerians will never agree to everything a minister does whether good or bad.

SoNature:
There should be something like this for Nigerians who want to further their education abroad. It will be a loan that will be repaid with a reasonable interest in the future.

If you want to apply for student loans outside Nigeria, all lending institutions expect you to get a significant fraction of the money from your home country and won't believe you if you tell them that your country doesn't offer such services.

The fact of the matter is, Nigerians travelling abroad to further their education (MBA, MSc and PhD) are more likely to repay their loans with interest faster than those taking student loans to study and remain in Nigeria.

By and large, this idea is commendable and noble!

Indians have something like that where they grant loan for people studying abroad. However, it is private run funding and they have alliance with most universities in USA and Canada to make sure students don’t just default after graduation.

I won’t advise FG to run that kind of loan. They will go broke the first year because Nigerians I know won’t even pay back so it’s better if private run agencies handle that.

NELFUND – FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
 
The Frequently Asked Questions below is our attempt to answer common questions that the applicants may have regarding the Students’ Higher Education Loan in a brief and easy-to-understand way.
 
1. What is the Students Loans (Access to Higher Education) Act, 2024?
The Student’s Loan Act is an Act of the Parliament that makes it possible for Nigerian students to access zero interest loans to enable them pay for institutional charges and upkeep to any higher institution of their choice within Nigeria.
 
2. Is the Student’s Loan the same as the Nigerian Education Bank?
No. The Student’s Loan Act has repealed the Nigerian Education Bank Act and established a framework for providing zero interest loans to eligible Nigerian students who desire to study at any institution of higher education.
 
3. Who administers the loans to the students?
The loans will be administered by the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), which is the body established by law to carry out the day-to-day activities of the Fund. It is headed by a Managing Director, appointed by the President of Nigeria.
 
4. Is the loan open to all tertiary institutions?
The Loan is open to all public tertiary Institutions. The first phase of the loan is open to only students studying/desiring to study in federal higher institutions in Nigeria. The other phases will be announced in due course.
 
5. Who is eligible to apply for loans under this Act?
Students who have secured admission into all Public Nigerian universities, polytechnics, colleges of education, or vocational schools, with a proof of admission that includes Name, Date of Birth, Admission, JAMB number, Matriculation number, and BVN.
All new and existing students within the institution above can apply for the loan.
 
6. Can a Direct Entry Student into higher institutions apply for the loan?
Yes, but such student must have a JAMB number.
 
7. Will the loan be available for all students or only applicants?
All full-time students are eligible for the loan but only applicants will benefit from the loan.
 
8. How much loan are students allowed to apply for?  
That would be determined by the institutional charge of each Institution. The loan will cover the cost of institutional charges and upkeep if required by the student. The institutional charges will be remitted directly to the applicants’ institutions and the upkeep will be paid to the applicant on a monthly instalment basis.
 
9. Will the applicant be required to make any payment before the loan is disbursed?
No payment is required before the disbursements of the loan.
 
10. Is there an interest payable on the loan?
Zero interest on the loan.
 
11. Is the loan open to every student?
The loan is open to new and existing full-time students in tertiary institutions.
 
12. How are loan applications processed, and what is the disbursement timeline?
Applications are done online. Applicants are required to input specific personal details that include:
 
i. Name of Institution of study
ii. Admission Number
iii. JAMB Number
iv. Date of Birth
v. NIN
vi. BVN
 
NELFUND will disburse within 30 days of approval of successful applications.
 
13. Is there age limit for applicants?
No
 
14. Who is responsible for the loan repayment?
The beneficiary of the loan is responsible for the repayment of the loan.
 
15. Is the loan applied for only once?
The loan will be applied for every academic session by the student.
 
16. How do applicants know their application is approved?
Applicants will receive a notification and the status of the loan application can be seen in the applicant’s profile on the portal.
 
17. When is the loan due for repayment?
The loan is due for repayment 2 years after the completion of NYSC
 
18. What happens if a beneficiary does not have job after two years post-NYSC?
The beneficiary should notify NELFUND by sworn court affidavit every 3 (three) months after two years post NYSC if still unable to gain employment.

freemanq:
Am not interested

Nobody care bro.

Steps to follow!

It’s official!!!

Nigeria student loan portal go live.

Website: https://nelf.gov.ng/

CC: Mynd44

chccho:

Point of correction, monarchs are not under LG but the SG

Are you sure? Go and read the law again.

Traditional institutions are domiciled under the Local government.

Kukutente23:

It is not true that the phenomenon with traditional institutions as experienced in Nigeria is the same all over the world. It is actually the other way round. Nigeria's case is an anomaly bequeathed to us by the British who subjugated the kings when they took control of the country through their system of indirect rule. It is an anomaly. All over the world, royal institutions are more ceremonial and divorced from govt functioning and control.
The traditional stools are under the LG by law. So why is the governor the appointing authority? You see the anomaly now?

What I am telling you is that around most places in the world, the monarchy itself have lost the power and they are either ceremonial, completely abandoned, or exist just like a figurehead in most countries except conservative states.

So @the bolded, I don’t like crying over spilled milk and like talking about the reality. Even if the British never bastardize our traditional state, so far we have the constitutional democracy that never give them ability to wield any power, things will still be like this.

Yes, they are under LG. That make them still answerable to a body. Even if our democracy is perfect, the LG chairman still have the power to depose them. So whether it is the governor misusing his power or LG misusing it, the fact still remain that the law left the loophole.

Beverlyjean:


Let something happen to him first....then u will understand the reason why we are living on time bomb waiting for the trigger .... let it happen first ...u urself will not be safe ...just know that ...u think they are stupid .... let them try it and u will see another civil war

So you’re threatening us with civil war lol.

The last one that happened, this is what ended it below. Seems you guys never learnt from the mistake of your ancestors.

chaberry:


For the very first time I am liking your comment, you didn't attach hatred neither did you attach bigotry. Keep this part of you going.

If your people stop bigotry today, I will cease to engage in bigotry.

No man suddenly just wake up and say “I want to be a bigot”. Something triggered it. It takes two to tango.

Kukutente23:

Rather, this is an abuse of politics and a legacy of the colonial govt.

The traditional stools should either be banned or removed from under the control of politicians.

This makes no sense

It is what it is. Traditional stools all around the world are losing their independence and command except in some extremely conservative countries.

So while it make no sense that a governor can just suddenly depose a king, the fact still remains that they are by law under the LG and that gives the politician the power to decide their existence.

They already destroyed it. They are just kings by title alone.

blackgold2018:
that was Sanusi thrown before

That throne shouldn’t have been his initially. Some school of thought think it shouldn’t have been him before Kwakwanso placed him there .

The Deposed emir should come to the South West and get sanctuary.

Just as Emir Sanusi got sanctuary in the West, they should provide him one abode to chill here too.

Politicians in Kano now have another campaign point. Vote for me and I will restore the four emirate or vote for me and I will continue to stop the emirate four rmairate.

This is why politics is very important.

The deposed emir should accept his fate. In the next 4 years, if the ancestors favor him, he could return back to the throne.

Tinubu is the president. There is nothing bad if people continue to blame him. It’s the usual art of politics.

People blamed Balewa
People blamed Shagari
People blamed OBJ
People blamed Jonathan
People blamed Buhari
So why won’t they blame Tinubu?

Pickieox:


Guy, let's face the truth. FG should allow him to face firing squad yet the real terrorists were granted ammesty and whereas some were reintegrated into the Nigerian Army. Why hati g on the Igbos?

I'm a Yoruba guy FYI. Sincerely, It's unethically wrong for you to keep swallowing the ethnic bait given to you by your so-called looters you tag leaders.

What’s my business if you are Yoruba? How does that concern this discussion?

That some Northerners solicited for amnesty for Boko Haram terrorists do not mean it is the right thing to do.

All terrorists must perish. All Boko haram should be shot on sight. Kanu should also be shot at sight instead of wasting money keeping him in detention.

Zonefree:

Five years ago, bro.

This is 2024, a town in SW without electricity for 15 years. There's no justification for this backwardness.

lol what’s the difference between 2022 and 2024?

Almost all Iboland have multiple communities in darkness. I don’t even know it is this worse. Anambra, Enugu, Ebonyi, Abia already.

So you can’t power your land that is just as size of Oyo state alone?

Zonefree:
A whooping 15 years without electricity?

I don't want this kind of sophistication abeg.

Remove Lagos state, there's no much difference between SW Nigeria and Somalia.

This Abia community is even worst. 30 years they never see light until 2021.

Zonefree:

A hilly community in Ezeagu local government with no name?

The name Ugwu-Isiokwe, is on the report. That is why you need to think before you talk.

So you won’t throw stones when you have a glass house.

Zonefree:
A whooping 15 years without electricity?

I don't want this kind of sophistication abeg.

Remove Lagos state, there's no much difference between SW Nigeria and Somalia.

There is no region in Nigeria where you won’t have instances like this in some communities.

Below are communities in Anambra, Enugu, and North we no get light.

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday inaugurated a 132kv transmission line and a 132kv/33kv substation worth N8.3 billion at Ode-Erinje in Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State, ending 15 years of power outage.

Tinubu, represented by the Minister of Niger Delta Development, Engr Abubakar Momoh, stated that the project is a part of the Federal Government’s initiative to promote sustainable development in the Niger Delta region.

He mentioned that the current administration is committed to supplying adequate power to boost the country’s economy.

“We all know that the power supply for human activity is crucial to enhance socio-economic development, increase income to families, create job opportunities, and bring people out of poverty.

“Therefore, the 132kv transmission line has the capacity to generate uninterrupted efficient power transmission as a bridge or power gap and to serve the people of Okitipupa and its environs, which was thrown into darkness for the past 15 years.

“As a result of the commissioning, the scenario will now change to reactivate businesses for the success of our men and women.

“Now that the government has fulfilled its promise, it’s the turn and responsibility of the communities to fulfil their part by continuing to protect this project against vandalism,” he said.

What NDDC is Saying
On his part, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), stated that the project would provide electricity to over 2,000 communities in the Southern district.

Ogbuku mentioned that the project’s objective is to address immediate needs and reconnect Ondo South to the national grid after approximately 15 years without electricity.

He noted that the Initiative also aims to support the Federal Government’s efforts in the power sector by enhancing the electricity supply to local communities.

He added that the project would bolster the direct value chain in small and medium-sized enterprises, promote job creation, and thereby stimulate growth and development in Ondo State.

“Our task remains to bridge the infrastructural gaps which have existed for far too long, and create an enabling environment for improved economic activities in the communities and across the Niger Delta,” he said.

Source: https://nairametrics.com/2024/05/23/tinubu-inaugurates-n8-3-billion-sub-station-in-ondo-communities-after-15-years-without-electricity/?amp=1

Beverlyjean:


Let them Try it and u will see if u ursrlf will survive it

We heard more than this before he was arrested. Ever since the caged him what have you done for the poor terrorist?

Racoon:
Meanwhile, you enjoy the real fanatic terrorists bandits, Fulani jihadists and BH terrorists are being granted amnesty? Your hypocrisy is legendary.

No I do not support granting amnesty to any terrorists. Boko Haram, Fulani jihadists, bandits, and every one terrorizing the nation deserve only death.

No one should grant them any amnesty.

I agree it’s a big mistake.

FG should have allowed him face the firing squad and send him to Ojuku.

I don’t know why they are granting a terrorist the right to live.

Akpakomiza2:


Yes but unfit for emir

Anybody can be an Emir so far they are lucky by bloodline.

If the people of Kano want that, no big deal.

Sanusi is a very solid guy.

Frankaka8:


Strong Loyalty??! LMAO

You won’t understand.

Morenikeji090:
Dey play… any Yoruba will win 2023 election coz it’s north and southwest controlling Nigeria and Nigeria economy is control by south west. Truths is bitter tho

Nope, Osinbajo would have lost 2023 election.

His loss would have been in the North. Atiku won most states in the North, the only saving grace for Tinubu was that he closed all the margin and had a small edge in the NW.

Osinbajo wouldn’t have closed the margin. He will at best win SW+Kwara and have some votes in the NC. Osinbajo have no comrade of his own, he would have depended on Buhari might in the North and Buhari would have betrayed him because Buhari as at 2023 was tired of politics already:

Badadvisor:

Oh he's lucky. It's really crazy right now in Canada.
The few people lucky are people who already paid one full year fee and just have a year left.
Got a friend who almost got expelled because he couldn't pay his 2nd semester (first year) fee.
Getting a job here is very difficult right now.

Omo nawa o. Na USA sure pass.

For here, student will get one of TA, GA, work on campus, and if e bad, get job for off campus in gas stations. And if everything even worst, they will never expel people for not paying fees in most schools.

I know some of my guys back then that graduated and they are still owning school fees. They won’t just give them certificate and when you request official transcript, they won’t send it. But you go sha graduate.