Liberia Public Universities Now Tuition Free for Undergraduate Study

Liberian Universities Become Tuition-Free

President George Manneh Weah last Thursday declared that the University of Liberia and all other Public Universities in Liberia will now enjoy free tuition for undergraduates.

PTDF Scholarship Scheme Notice of Aptitude Test (Local & Overseas Scheme)

Notice of PTDF Aptitude Test

This is to inform all candidates who applied for the 2017/2018 Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) Scholarship Scheme (MSc Local and Overseas) that the Aptitude Test date and venues for shortlisted candidates in respect of the scholarship award has been announced.

NYSC Registration Requirements for 2016 Batch ‘A’ Prospective Corps Members

2016 Batch A NYSC Registration Requirements

This is to inform all prospective corps members, i.e. Nigerians who have graduated from Universities and Mono/Polytechnics both at home and abroad that the requirements for the NYSC On-line registration for the 2016 Batch ‘A’ mobilization has been announced. Concerned prospective corp members are hereby informed.

NYSC Stops Posting Of Corper Engineers To Teach In Secondary Schools

NYSC Bars Posting Engineers To Teach In Secondary Schools

The National Youth Service Corps has concluded plans to halt the posting of engineers to secondary schools and other places of primary assignment different from Engineering Institutions. The agreement was reached by the Directorate of NYSC and Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN).

NYSC Mobilization Time Table For 2016 Batch A Is Out

NYSC Mobilization Time-Table

Following the unfortunate antecedents in Nigeria's history (i.e. the Biafra/Nigeria Civil war), the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme was created in a bid to reconstruct, reconcile and rebuild the Nigerian nation.

Nigerian Defence Academy Postgraduate Admission Application for Full-Time and Part-Time Students

NDA Postgraduate Admissions - 2015/2016

The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) Postgraduate School, Kaduna, wishes to inform interested candidates and the general public that the sales of application forms for Full-Time and Part-Time Postgraduate Programmes has commenced for the 2015/2016 Academic Session.

Rivers State Government to Cancel RSSDA Foreign Scholarships, Plans Withdrawal of Students Already on It

RSSDA Foreign Scholarship to be Discontinued

The Rivers State government says it can no longer continue to fund the Rivers State Sustainable Development Agency, RSSDA, overseas scholarship, also known as the Governor's Special Overseas Scholarship Programme. For years, the state had offered it at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

NUC Increases MBBS Medical Training Programme to 7 Years

Medical Students Now to Spend 7 Years, Instead of 6

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has increased the duration for studying medicine in Nigerian universities to seven years. Prior to this development, a student wishing to qualify as a medical doctor at the end of his university training, had only to spend six years in a medical school.

PTDF Cancels Overseas Scholarship Programmes, Announces New Policy Directions

PTDF Cancels Overseas Scholarship Programmes

The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) has announced new policy directions that will fundamentally affect the operation and funding of its overseas scholarship scheme and other training programmes under its management.

Looking For A Study Destination? Australian Universities Offer Increasing African Presence

Increasing African Student Presence in Australia

From Australia, reports indicate significant increases in the number of African students studying there.

In a report entitled, "Big increase in number of Nigerian students at Australian universities", an authoritative Australian news media notes a doubling of student numbers compared with last year. Reasons for this were also advanced (see below).

NDDC Shortlist Update: Postgraduate Foreign Scholarships for Nigerians

NDDC Shortlist Update: Aptitude Test Venue and Date

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) was established in 2000 with the mission of facilitating the rapid and sustainable development of the Niger Delta into a region that is economically prosperous, socially stable, ecologically regenerative and politically peaceful.

NYSC Call Up Letters for 2015 Batch “A” Is Out – Print Yours Online (plus Mobilization TimeTable)

NYSC Call Up Letters (and Mobilization TimeTable)

Following the unfortunate antecedents in our national history (i.e. the Nigerian Civil war), the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme was created in a bid to reconstruct, reconcile and rebuild the Nigerian nation.

Germany Removes University Fees – a sharp contrast to British education

University Education In Germany Now FREE!

As we move nearer and nearer to the end of the year, a cheery and spirit-lifting news for all students of goodwill worldwide is now coming out of one of the most-renowned countries for high quality international education - Germany.

West Africa’s Ebola Outbreak Impact On Higher Education and Students

Ebola Viral Disease (EVD) and Higher Education

Universities around the world have been swept up in activities responding to the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa. Many are monitoring international students coming from the region, others have cancelled student and academic visits, and some are involved in cutting-edge Ebola research and vaccine trials.

Scam Alert! European Union Africa Scholarships at Hull University, Malta

Scam Alert- European Union Africa Scholarships

Few days ago, we received an e-mail from a school called 'Hull University, Malta' requesting us to publish a scholarship they were running in conjunction with the European Union. We obliged them, and on Saturday, April 19th, 2014, we published the EU Africa Scholarships at Hull University for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Africans whose application deadline is slated for 14 June, 2014.

English Universities See First Fall in Foreign Students Since 1985

UK foreign student numbers fall for the first time in 30 years

The number of overseas students at English universities has fallen for the first time in nearly 30 years as students choose the United States and Australia instead due to tougher visa rules and higher fees, research showed on Wednesday.

List of Successfully Shortlisted Applicants for the NNPC/Chevron National University Scholarship Awards

2013/2014 NNPC/Chevron JV National University Scholarship Awards

(07 March 2014) --- This is to inform all candidates who applied for the 2014 NNPC/CHEVRON Scholarship Exam that Invitations have been sent to candidates for the Scholarship Aptitude Test Scheduled to hold on 15th of March 2014 at designated venues in the Invitation Mail.

Victims of Yobe Massacre Recount Ordeal, As Death Toll Rises to 59

F.G.C students, teachers recount ordeal

Yobe State - Several international bodies and personalities have reacted to the recent massacre of students of the Federal Government College, Buni Yadi in Yobe State by Boko Haram insurgents. They condemned the attack, saying it was inhuman and cruel.

Yobe Students Massacre, Death Toll Rises To 43

Death Toll Rises To 43

Barely 24 hours after the soldiers manning the check point close to the main gate of the Federal Government College, Buni Yadi, Yobe State were withdrawn, Boko Haram terrorists, numbering more than 50, yesterday, invaded the school at 1.30 am, killing more than 43 students and staff while abducting 16 female students.

JAMB UTME Registration Closing Date Changed; PPT and DBT Exam Dates Announced

JAMB UTME e-Registration New Closing Date

Registration for the 2014/2015 JAMB UTME exam for admission into tertiary institutions in Nigeria commenced since 4th November, 2013 and was initially set to end on 14th March, 2014. Also, the registration website was scheduled to close on Tuesday, 25th March, 2014. JAMB has announced new dates.