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According to media reports, Nigeria’s leading innovative telecommunications company, Etisalat has been commended by the Governors of Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa states for its contribution towards education in the country during the recent “Community School Support Programme (CSSP)” by the Telco. The Governors gave their commendations through their Commissioners of Education and praised Etisalat for …

According to reports from NAIJ, with an eye on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on Education, Innovative Telecommunications Brand, Etisalat Nigeria partnered with a non-governmental organisation, Abuja Global Shapers Community and the Governments of North-Eastern states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa to provide free education support to primary school pupils in the states. Known as …

Nigerian students occupied and marched to the office of the Ministry of Education in Abuja demanding the removal of the minister over 13 vice chancellors he sacked. Even after much persuasion, they refused to retire back to their homes causing a rowdy scene while chanting their songs Hundreds of Nigerian students under the aegis of National Association of …

About the Scholarship Program Rihanna is rewarding hard work, work, work through a global scholarship program courtesy of her Clara Lionel Foundation (CLF). The Grammy-winning entertainer looks to award international students enrolling in a U.S. college. 2016-2017 Clara Lionel Foundation Global Scholarship Program in USA Clara Lionel Foundation is inviting applications for Global Scholarship Program …

About the UNITAR Geneva Internship/Traineeship Opportunity Applications are currently ongoing for the UNITAR Geneva Internship/Traineeship Opportunity. The UNITAR Knowledge Systems Innovation Unit (KSI) is offering an internship/traineeship opportunity for young professionals or postgraduate students to contribute to the communication and out reach activities of the International Law for Development portfolio. Internship Details Starting date: 6 June 2016 …

The 350 Rivers students withdrawn from universities abroad are not happy with the government. They have described their transfer from well-equipped universities in the United Kingdom, Canada, among other countries to higher institutions at home as unfortunate and painful. Some of them are stranded because Nigerian universities do not offer their courses. They wondered why it was …

Reports released by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) shows that 65, 954 first choice candidates will be writing the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) 2016/2017 academic session aptitude test. That would generate about N330,000,000 million for an institution that charges N5,000 administrative fee per individual candidate for the test. But the university cannot admit …

The use of modern digital laboratories in educational institutions will boost teaching, learning and research experience of students and teachers, and transform the ailing education sector, Managing Director, Topteck Services Limited, Mr. Olu Babatunde has said. Speaking at a news conference in Ibadan, Oyo State, during the unveiling of the lab in Impact School of …

ABOUT GREGORY UNIVERSITY The ‘GREGORY UNIVERSITY’ is named after Pope St. Gregory I (540 – 604 AD) better known as Gregory the Great was Pope from 3 September 590 until his death. He was a renowned and distinguished educationist and a pious and learned man of God who had the single opportunity of being made …

Nigerian music legend, Tuface Idibia and his wife, Annie Idibia was conferred with an honorary degree at Igbinedion University, Okada, Benin on March 10th 2016. Ahead of the honorary award, the couple arrived Benin Kingdom and paid a courtesy visit to the Esama of Benin Kingdom who is also the founder of the university, Gabriel Igbinedion. …

Ibe Darlington Ifeanyi is an engineer, author, poet and scientist. The Mechanical Engineering graduate from University of Nigeria, Nsukka turned author has worked with a telecommunications company for years and rose to the position of Operations Manager and Regional Manager in Nigeria and Ghana respectively. But because of his innate passion for writing,  the Dikenafai, …

About the Yale University Visiting Graduate Student Summer Fellowships Applications are currently ongoing for the Yale University Visiting Graduate Student Summer Fellowships. The Beinecke Library is pleased to offer Visiting Graduate Student Summer Fellowships for the year 2016. The US, as well as Non-US citizens, are eligible to apply for this fellowship programme. The University provides modern educational …