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Maryam, a Nigerian teenager, receives a full scholarship of $60,400 at Princeton

Miss Maryam Popoola, a Nigerian teenager, has been awarded a full fellowship of $60,400 at Princeton University in the United States. The Dowen College alumnus was also offered scholarship admission to Harvard University in the United States of America, Yale University, Cambridge University in the United Kingdom, and University College London (UCL), UK. Maryam achieved
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NELFUND responds to complaints about the student loan portal hours after its launch

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has addressed recent complaints from students experiencing difficulties applying on the Student Loan Application portal. The organisation tackled some of these concerns collectively as follows: The loan website, which went live early Friday, is now accessible for students of federal tertiary institutions as part of the scheme’s
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FG raises enrolment quota for medical and nursing schools to 64,000 to address the shortage of health workers

Ali Pate, Minister of Health and Social Welfare, revealed that the enrolment quota for medical, nursing, and other health schools went up from 28,000 to 64,000 in the last year. Mr Pate stated this on Friday in Abuja during a ministerial sectoral briefing ahead of President Bola Tinubu’s first anniversary on May 29. He claimed that […]
Tertiary institutions

UI seeks partnership with private sector on harnessing agric potentials UI seeks

IBADAN (Sundiata Post) – Department of Crop Protection and Environmental Biology (CPEB), University of Ibadan (UI), is seeking partnership with the private sector to harness agricultural resources in Nigeria.Head of the department Prof. Morufat Balogun, stated this in Ibadan on Thursday while speaking on untapped potentials in the agricultural sector. According to
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Ojukwu University partners with Cambridge University to integrate innovative teaching tools, methodologies

Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) in Anambra has extended its Academic Advancement to the University of Lincoln and Sydney Success College at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. According to the University’s Public Relations Officer, Dr Harrison Mmadubueze, who revealed this in a statement signed and made available to Journalists in Awka on
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Sanwo-Olu to deliver Yoruba National Day lecture

The 2024 Yoruba National Day event will be held at the International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State. Awa Bamiji, President-General of the Grand Council of Yoruba Youths, stated that the celebration will commemorate the 85th birthday of elder stateman and actor Chief Lere Paimo, aka Eda Onileola. Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu will