Education

The management of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, on Wednesday, announced the date for the online registration of prospective 2024 batch C stream I corps members. The management said the exercise will commence on Thursday, 14 November, 2024. This was made known in a post on the official X …

The federal government has released the withheld salaries of striking non-academic staff in federal universities. Bawa Mokwa, the director of press at the office of the accountant-general of the federation (OSGF), spoke to TheCable on Saturday. He said disbursement covers the benefits payable to retirees under the contributory pension scheme …

Babcock University’s Nnaji Treasure Chidiogo breaks academic records   Nnaji Treasure Chidiogo, a newly inducted medical doctor at Babcock University, has made history by breaking two academic records in the College of Health and Medical Sciences. Nnaji achieved nine distinctions and became the first medical doctor to score distinction in …

43-Year-Old Blind Man Beats Colleagues to Emerge Best Graduating Student in His University   A 43-year-old man, William Mapfumo, defied the odds to become the best graduating student in his class, surpassing 2,119 classmates at Zimbabwe Open University. Despite being visually impaired, William earned a Bachelor’s degree in English and …

Nigerian Woman Breaks Record as First Black Woman to Earn PhD in Computer Science & Engineering at US University Frances Osamor, a remarkable Nigerian scholar, has made history by becoming the first black woman to earn a Doctorate in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of the District of …

“I Was Rejected by Over 10 Flight Schools.” — Nigerian World’s 1st Quadruple Amputee Pilot and Flight Instructor My name is Zachary. Iwas born in Nigeria and raised in Wisconsin, USA after being adopted by an American couple. Growing up, I was always fascinated with planes and dreamed of becoming …

58-Year-Old Nigerian Woman Graduates From Federal University Lafia, Celebrates in Style A 58-year-old Nigerian woman has demonstrated remarkable determination by earning her degree from the Federal University Lafia. After dedicating years to raising her children, she decided to return to school and has successfully completed her studies in social work. …

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has annulled the certificates of 101 individuals fraudulently mobilized for national service by the University of Calabar (UNICAL). The affected certificates, issued to individuals during the 2021, 2022, and 2023 service years, have been invalidated immediately.   NYSC described this action as a significant …

The Nigerian Educational Loan Fund on Tuesday said it would disburse the sum of N850M to institutions as fees Today (Wednesday).   The Nigerian Educational Loan Fund on Tuesday said it would disburse the sum of N850M to institutions as fees Today (Wednesday). This is apart from the over N1.7Bn …

Nigerian billionaire and founder of Adeleke University, Dr. Adedeji Adeleke, has pledged his support for first-class degree graduates of engineering from the institution. Adeleke made the announcement during his address at the university’s 10th undergraduate and 6th postgraduate convocation. Adeleke, who is also the group chairman of Pacific Energy Company, …