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NELFUND not for private varsity students, says provost
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The Provost of Harvarde College of Science and Management Studies, Obada, Abeokuta, Dr Oluwatosin Adebayo, has faulted the calls for students of private tertiary institutions to benefit from the Nigerian Education Loan Fund.
Adebayo argued that parents who send their children to private universities in Nigeria do so because they can afford the tuition, adding that such students should not be eligible for education loans funded by the Federal Government.
He made this known on Wednesday during a media parley and tour of the institution’s facilities.
“I won’t support those calling for the extension of NELFUND to students of private institutions.
“This is because poor people won’t send their children to where the tuition is as much as N6m, especially in these private universities. Those parents are well-to-do.
“However, the government can allow private institutions, like their government-owned counterparts, to benefit from TETFund for infrastructural development,” Adebayo said.
The provost also advised that due to alleged corruption in the student loan disbursement process, any government funding should be paid directly to verified students once the institution confirms their enrolment.
“I will also advise that, due to the alleged corruption involved in the disbursement of the student loan, the Federal Government should pay directly to each benefitting student once the institution has confirmed the authenticity of such students,” he said.
Speaking on the controversy that rocked the college two years ago regarding the running of unapproved Nursing and Law programmes, Adebayo blamed what he called “bad elements” for instigating the crisis.
He said that although the institution had since stopped running the two unapproved courses, it had re-applied to offer them again.
“All the courses currently run at the college are accredited by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE),” Adebayo said.
He listed the accredited courses as Accountancy, Economics and Management, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Business Administration, Crime Management, Public Administration, and Banking and Finance.
The provost added that the college continues to invest heavily in human capital, infrastructure, and teaching aids to enhance the quality of learning.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has fixed Saturday, 13th June, 2026, for the conduct of the UTME mop-up examination for all candidates who presented themselves and were biometrically verified for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, but were unable to sit the examination for one reason or another.
Recall that the 2026 UTME was conducted between 23rd and 29th April, 2026. However, some centres experienced technical challenges which made it impossible for several candidates to take the examination. In addition, some results were subsequently withdrawn over examination infractions, while some candidates who presented themselves for the examination could not be verified biometrically. All such candidates have been listed for the mop-up examination.
The board, in a statement on Monday evening by its spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, said, ”The mop-up examination represents the final phase of the annual UTME exercise and serves as an opportunity to address all outstanding examination challenges involving candidates who duly presented themselves but encountered difficulties in taking the examination.”
“Candidates in this category are advised to begin printing their Examination Notification Slips from Saturday, 6th June, 2026.”
According to JAMB, “Affected candidates are hereby urged to print their Examination Notification Slips, familiarise themselves with their examination centres, and make all necessary arrangements ahead of the examination date, as there will be no further opportunity for any candidate to sit the 2026 UTME after this mop-up exercise.”
Former Vice-President and presidential aspirant of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, has won the party’s presidential primary election conducted across the 23 local government areas of Sokoto State.
The result was announced on Monday by the state chief returning officer, Prof. Aminu Abubakar.
“I therefore hereby declare Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as the presidential candidate with the highest number of votes cast in Sokoto,” he said.
The result was announced in the presence of officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, security personnel, and party stakeholders, including former Sokoto State governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, and the ADC governorship candidate in the state, Mannir Dan Iya, the senatorial candidate for Sokoto South, Faruk Malami Yabo, and the state party chairman, Abdullahi Maigwandu, among others.
According to the results, Atiku polled over 68,823 votes to defeat Muhammad Hayatuddeen, who got 319 votes, and Rotimi Amaechi, who polled 292 votes.
Former Ogun State governor Segun Osoba says there is a coordinated political effort in the South to field several presidential candidates against President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election.
Speaking Saturday in Abeokuta during the announcement of APC presidential primary results, Osoba said the plot aims to split southern votes and weaken Tinubu’s chances.
He warned APC members against assuming the president faces no challengers, calling it a misleading narrative. “The enemies are many,” he told party stakeholders. “Let us not be caught off guard.”
Osoba cited former Anambra governor Peter Obi, former president Goodluck Jonathan, and Oyo governor Seyi Makinde as figures he said were positioning to divide the region’s vote. He urged APC supporters to mobilize early and avoid complacency.
He also credited Tinubu with delivering developmental projects to Ogun State under the current administration and called on residents to reciprocate with their support.
Osoba urged the party to prepare for what he described as the “real election” scheduled for January 2027.
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