Isles varsity students default on loan repayment to board

Isles varsity students default on loan repayment to board
Daily News
MANY students who received loans for higher learning have not settled their debts, the Zanzibar Higher Education Loans Board (ZHELB) Director, Mr Iddi Khamis Haji, has said. He said that only 1bn/- out of 29bn/- loaned to the students in the past ten ...

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Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

Daily News

21 May

Loan Board ordered to pay students

Loan Board ordered to pay students
Daily News
THE government ordered the Higher Education Students' Loans Board (HESLB) to instantly release meals and accommodation allowances to students in the country. University of Dar es Salaam students received their allowances by Tuesday evening.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

13 Feb

MP sued over Ush 156m bank loan repayment

The Commercial Court has summoned Busiro South MP Joseph Balikudembe Mutebi to defend himself on allegations that he failed to pay a Sh156million loan he acquired from Housing Finance Bank.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

02 Apr

EDITORIAL:Govt's loan repayment scheme a welcome move

News that the government has approved a payment plan for the loans it owes national social security funds is welcome. If anything, the deal should have been sealed two or three years ago. Much as we all agree that there is no way for social security funds to avoid doing business with the government in an economic setting like ours, a debt of Sh8.43 trillion is just too heavy for the former to shoulder.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

15 Aug

Varsity students locked out of polls

Some higher learning institutions’ students in Dar es Salaam will be locked out of October General Election after they failed to register because the exercise started in Dar es Salaam when they were already on holidays. Speaking in Dar es Salaam during a symposium, which brought together higher learning students to discuss the role of young people in election, they expressed their anger towards the National Electoral Commission (NEC) for not considering students when preparing the...

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

25 Jun

Govt warns varsity students over loans

The government has announced that it will not allow graduates it sponsors to go abroad for work or prolonged studies unless they clear their student loans.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

19 Oct

SA varsity students protest rising fees

Three of South Africa’s biggest universities have been shut down due to student protests over increased tuition fees.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

01 Oct

NEC denies role in varsity students’ voting saga

The National Electoral Commission (NEC) said yesterday it was not responsible with arrangements that may cause thousands of higher education students to be locked out of the October 25 General Election.

 

10 years ago

Michuzi

Board approves US$98.22 million loan for East Africa’s Centres of Excellence for Skills and Tertiary Education in Biomedical Sciences

Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Friday approved loans amounting to US$98.22 million to finance the first phase of East Africa’s Centres of Excellence for Skills and Tertiary Education in Biomedical Sciences programme in Kenya Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania. 
The project aims to contribute to development of relevant and highly skilled workforce in biomedical sciences to meet East African Community (EAC) immediate labour market needs...

 

11 years ago

07 May

Students' Loans Board recovers 47.3bn/

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Students' Loans Board recovers 47.3bn/-
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The Higher Education Students' Loans Board (HESLB) has managed to recover 47.3bn/- granted to university students, Deputy Minister of Education and Vocational Training, Jenista Mhagama told the House in Dodoma yesterday. “This is equivalent to 55 ...

 

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