Here are the headlines as they were published in the dailies.

Guardian

Experts canvass e-learning for children with special needs

Education experts have called for the adoption and inclusion of e-learning in the teaching of children with special needs.

Speaking at the opening of the 34th national conference of the Nigeria Association of Special Education Teachers, Dean of the faculty of education at the University of Ibadan, Olufemi Fakolade, said the introduction of e-learning makes it possible for students with special needs to surmount problems associated with traditional learning.

Tribune

YABATECH inaugurates public lecture to honour principal officers, extols virtues of former registrar

Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), Lagos State, has inaugurated a public lecture as its way of celebrating and showing appreciation to principal officers of the college who have shown unwavering dedication and commitment during their tenures.

The rector of the college, Dr Ibraheem Abdul, made the disclosure in his address at the maiden edition of the public lecture, featuring the presentation of a Compendium entitled, ‘The Man, The Rule and The Pen’ in honour of the immediate past registrar of the college, Dr Sikiru Olukayode Momodu, to mark the end of his tenure.

Newsnow.com

FG to begin disbursement of student loans September

The Federal Government has confirmed working out modalities to begin disbursement of student loans between September and October this year.

Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Andrew David Adejo, made the disclosure yesterday in Abuja, while addressing the press on the piece of legislation.

OAU confirms death of Part 1 student

The Public Relations Officer of the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Abiodun Olanrewaju, has confirmed the death of Salako Treasure.

Speaking to DAILY POST on Thursday morning, Olanrewaju said it was true that the Part 1 student was found dead from apparent suicide.

Unity Schools: Parents raise alarm over alleged hike in school fees

Nigerian Parents Forum, Thursday appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to prevail on the Federal Ministry of Education to reverse the over 100% increment on fees paid by Students in Federal Government Colleges or Unity schools,

The group described the increment as arbitrary, insensitive, ill-timed and inconsistent with President Tinubu’s promise of welfare programmes to help Nigerian parents cope with the economic challenges posed by fuel subsidy removal in the country.

Degrees of heat: Northern Nigeria students wilt in climate extremes

What can universities do as a hotter and longer dry season impacts students’ health and performance?

When Sayedi Umar Muhammad first enrolled at Usmanu Danfodiyo University to study Applied Chemistry, the young student dreamed of one day graduating with a first-class degree. Raised in Niger State, he had travelled 500km to Sokoto, in Nigeria’s far northwest, to start this new chapter of his life.

Nerves aside, the first few months went smoothly enough. But then things began to unravel. The temperatures in Sokoto started to rise – and kept rising. The dry heat got harder to escape. The scorching sun beat down hard and refused to relent.

Loan Act: Pro-chancellors urge Tinubu to revisit other pending issues

The Committee of Pro-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CPCNU) has called on President Bola Tinubu to revisit the pending report of the Federal Government Negotiation Committee set up by the previous administration.

The committee made the call in a communique issued in Abuja CPCNU Secretary General, Prof. Yakubu Ochefu, at the end of the body’s 99th regular meeting.

Pro-chancellors make fresh demand from Tinubu

The Committee of Pro-Chancellors of Nigerian universities, CPCNU, has called on President Bola Tinubu to revisit the pending report of the Federal Government Negotiation Committee set up by the previous administration.

The committee made the call in a communique issued in Abuja by CPCNU Secretary General, Prof. Yakubu Ochefu, at the end of the body’s 99th regular meeting.