EDUCATION

US universities have cancelled graduation ceremonies due to student protests against Israel’s actions in Gaza with almost 550 arrests in the past week. The demonstrators, mainly students, demand that universities sever ties with companies aiding Israel’s Gaza operations and, in some cases, with Israel itself. Protests erupted at major universities …

A 17-year-old Nigerian student, Oluwafemi Ositade, has secured full scholarships to multiple Ivy League universities in the United States, including Harvard, as well as other top notch universities in Canada and Qatar. He is a member of the Class of 2023 of The Ambassadors College, Ota, and the scholarships are …

The United Kingdom (UK) and Canada are some of the best countries which Nigerians travel to for job opportunities and other lucrative side hustles. As these advanced countries offer diverse visa programmes with blue-collar jobs for nationals to relocate, there are other side hustles or skill sets that Nigerians engage …

The management of the Charterhouse, a newly established school in Lekki, Lagos has revealed why the school charged N42M as fee per annum. This is coming on the heels of backlashes from the public who criticised the N42m school fees per annum for each primary school student and N2 million …

Fresh students at the University of Ibadan have kicked against a recent school fee hike. Seun (not real name), one of the affected students, told FIJ the development threatened his chances of getting a university education. “I believe that the proposed incremease in school fees is unjust and can hinder …

The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment says it has begun disbursement of the Presidential Conditional Grant Scheme to verified applicants after an exhaustive selection process. The government, through the Bank of Industry, had said it would be disbursing three categories of funding totalling N200bn to support manufacturers and businesses …

Suspected gunmen on Wednesday kidnapped one Mr Adegbenjo of Community High School, Alabata in Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State. The victim, a secondary school teacher, who is an albino, was kidnapped in the early hours of Wednesday while trekking towards the school. Residents feared that the abduction of …

The Federal Government has commenced the payment of the withheld salaries of academics under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Universities. The chairperson of ASUU at the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Prof. Gbolahan Bolarin, who confirmed the development on the record, said, “Yes, it is true. Payment …

The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, Akin Sawyerr said student loans will be disbursed directly to the institutions of applicants to avoid diversion. He also noted that individuals who obtain the loans will be made to repay their loans two years immediately after completion of the mandatory …

The Faculty of Law, University of Abuja, will host a mega event on 7th of February, 2024, to mark the annual opening of the legal year. The event, which is expected to attract prominent lawyers, judges, academics, and students, is organised by the Law Student Association of Nigeria (LAWSAN) University …