Category: Scholarships/Grants

LIST: Post UTME 2024/2025 Is Out In These Universities, Polytechnics

Abibat Babalola

  + What applicants and their parents must know about online screening closing date and deadline for federal, state and private higher institutions in Nigeria   Here is a list of federal, state, and private universities selling admission screening forms. The post UTME screening form for the 2024/2025 academic session for Federal Universities, State Universities, Private Universities, Polytechnics and colleges of education is out. In Nigeria, most universities conduct a post-UTME examination, while others opt for online screening exercises for candidates seeking admission to their various programmes. What is Post…

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NERC Under Fire As Labour, Chambers of Commerce, Consumers Reject Electricity Tariff Cut

Abibat Babalola

▪️Why NERC order on Band disparity for customers is divisive, exploitative, Nigerians demand return to status quo, total reversal of initial tariff review         The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), electricity consumers and civil society organisations have picked holes in the recent order by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), which led to stratification of electricity consumers into different bands, describing the NERC’s action as divisive and exploitative. Reacting separately to the latest…

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Group Gives Scholarship to 370 Orphans, Vulnerable Children in Minna

Daniel Atori

MINNA: A non governmental organization (NGO) Stella Maris Educational Foundation (SMEF) has given scholarship to over three hundred and seventy orphans and vulnerable children from HIV/AIDS impacted families in Minna, the Niger State capital.  Briefing Journalists during the Kit Up A Girl Child in Minna organized by the Stella Maris Educational Foundation in partnership with Friends of the Poor Foundation, the founder, Rev. Fr. Chiedozie Ezeribe said the Foundation which started in 2011 also partner with schools in rural communities to offer educational assistance. READ ALSO: Married Man Dies During…

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Why Exposing Children Under 6 Years To Smartphones, Computers Dangerous

ADEOLA YUSUF

. Details of a study by neuropsychologist on children’s brains and exposure to devices with screens show shocking revelations   Smartphones, tablets, and computers should not be accessible to children under the age of six, because it makes them more irritable and worsens their concentration and memories than children who do not use them, according to evidence cited by neuropsychologist Dr Álvaro Bilbao. In his book, Understanding Your Child’s Brain, Bilbao who urges parents to ban devices with screens for children under the age of six, says that the screens…

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Saudi Lawyer Wants Ronaldo Deported For ‘Grabbing Genitals’ Openly

Ganiyu Amodu

“It is considered a crime of public dishonour, and it is one of the crimes that entail arrest and deportation if committed by a foreigner,” – Ahmed         A Saudi lawyer, Nouf bin Ahmed, has vowed to file a complaint against Cristiano Ronaldo after the player appeared to grab his genitals while walking off the pitch on Tuesday. The incident happened after Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr suffered a 2-0 defeat to Odion Ighalo’s Al-Hilal on Tuesday night. Ronaldo’s action was deemed as an insulting gesture toward fans after his…

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Go And Get Your PVC! Prayer Alone Won’t Change Leaders -Iya Adura

Abibat Babalola

– Says Nigerians should Vote for credible leaders by participating in the general elections   Founder of the Love of Christ Generation Church, Reverend Esther Ajayi, also known as Iya Adura has urged Christians to back their prayers with action by exercising their civic duties and voting to install their preferred leaders in the forthcoming general elections. She made this known while fielding questions from journalists at an event early in January. Rev Ajayi said, “My advice to Nigerians is to look at this card I’m holding, this is my…

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Guardian Editor, Kabir Alabi Garba, Bags Ph.D. in Mass Comm From UNILAG

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Scholar And His Thesis: What to know about the Iwo, Osun state-born professional and how he has added to the growing list of Journalists with Ph.D   The Editor of The Guardian on Sunday, Kabir Alabi Garba, has successfully defended his doctoral thesis entitled “Freedom of Information Act (2011) and Print Media Coverage in Nigeria” at the premier Department of Mass Communication, University of Lagos. Platforms Africa reports that Garba, an experienced and cerebral Journalist, added to the growing list of professional Jounalists In Nigeria who have bagged the…

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United Nations Institute Names Adeola Yusuf Panelist For African IDEP Event

Aliyu Aliyu

Team Lead, Platforms Africa headlines webinar titled; ‘Experience sharing by experts in the natural resource sector,’ a part of an ongoing intervention by IDEP to help African journalists better report the extractive sector   Team Lead Platforms Africa, Adeola Yusuf, has shared Investigative Journalism Experience with journalists across Africa at the United Nations African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP) Event. Yusuf, a multiple award-winning journalist, spoke as a panelist at a webinar titled; ‘Experience sharing by experts in the natural resource sector,’ a part of an ongoing intervention…

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NUMBER 1: UNILAG Tops Nigerian Varsities, Ranks 401-500th in World

Precious Ibekwe

Details of the 13 calibrated performance indicators with which UNILAG beat University of Ibadan, OAU, ABU, UNN, among over 1,799 institutions across the world   The University of Lagos is ranked first among Nigerian universities and 401-500th out of over 1,799 institutions across the world, the 2023 Times Higher Education World University Rankings released on Wednesday, October 12, 2022 reveals. UNILAG is sharing the first spot with the University of Ibadan, which is also ranked 401-500th in the world. READ ALSO: Prof. Folasade Ogunsola Is First Female VC In UNILAG…

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Little Girl Who Joined Obidient Rally Bags scholarship, Mum Gets New House & Others

Abibat Babalola

A little Nigerian girl, simply identified as Chioma Success, has bagged scholarship till university level after she joined Obidient rally, a solidarity march for Presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi. Chioma also brought fortune to her family as her mother received new house and some money for her start business. Recall that the little girl became trending discussion over the energy and enthusiasm displayed at the rally. READ ALSO: None Of Four Cough Syrups Linked To Death Of 66 Children In Gambia Available For Sale In India, Say Distributors…

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