Africa vs Virus Challenge is a 72-hour online Ideathon which seeks to come up with innovative solutions to combat Coronavirus in Africa. The Ideathon call on individuals, businesses, civil society organizations to develop tech and non-tech solutions to tackle the…
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Covid19: 1.37 billion students now home as schools announces closure
Covid19 has affected schools across the world and most especially affected countries to announce closure to curb the virus attack. Here’s a UNESCO report about the situation from across the World. Paris, 24 March — As school closures impact nearly…
TECNO Nigeria Appoint Campus Reps in Spark 4 Talent Hunt
TECNO Nigeria, a brand that has the young people in mind and recently awarded N1 million to six youth in TECNO’s ‘Light Up Your Dream’ campaign, especially in the last three editions. In the recent scholarship award, AcadaFest 2019, 20…
Kano Govt Approved N100 Million for French Universities Scholarships
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has approved the release and disbursement of N100 million for French universities scholarship for Kano students undergoing various postgraduates programs in France. The Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the governor, Abba Anwar disclosed in…
Nexford University Launches Scholarship for Future Leaders
Nexford University, The world’s most affordable online university is offering 30 percent off its associate, bachelor’s and master’s degrees to tomorrow’s business leaders. The Global Leaders Scholarship marks Nexford University’s first anniversary. In the 12 months since its inception, over 1,000…
Patoranking Kickstart African Leadership University Scholarship Programme
Nigerian dancehall act Patoranking has partnered the African Leadership University (ALU) to launch the ALU Patoranking Scholarship Programme. The scholarship aims to provide financial assistance to several young exceptional leaders and changemakers from across Ghana and give them the tools,…
Nigeria Technical University Won’t Product Graduates Without Kills – Prof Salami
Nigeria’s premier technical university, the First Technical University, Ibadan, announced to the new students that the university does not want to produce graduates without skills. This was made known to the new students by the Dean, Faculty of Engineering and…
University of Calabar Teaching Hospital to Conduct First Open Heart Surgery in April 2020
The University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) has announced a partnership with the Voom Foundation and U.S military to conduct open-heart surgery and thorough research on malaria. The hospital also intends to improve healthcare delivery by expanding its capability in…
TETFUND Increases Research Funds to N7.5 Billion for Nigerian Universities
According to Professor Suleiman Bogoro, who is the Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), he disclosed that funds for National Research have been increased from N5 billion to N7.5 billion in the 2020 budget to boost the…
UBEC Says 2.6 Million Children Can’t Access Basic Education
UBEC, The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has stated that 2.6 million children nationwide are out of school due to distance from their homes and the location of schools, which is not in line with the two kilometer radius given…
