A Nigerian graduate, Raheemah Adebiyi, has been awarded the Commonwealth Scholarship to study Global Development and Environment at the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom. Adebiyi, who completed her degree in Agricultural Economics and Farm Management at the University of Ilorin in 2023, stated that the award would enable her to contribute to addressing
A young Nigerian, Oluwajomiloju Adeparusi, has made the country proud in Ireland after bagging distinctions in nine subjects at the OFiaich Institute of Further Education, Dundalk. Adeparusi studied Business and Computing and came out top in all her courses, earning her admission into the prestigious Trinity College Dublin. She will now study for a combined
A 19-year-old Nigerian student, Isaac Otiti, has been named the youngest valedictorian at Ghana’s Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) after graduating with a first-class degree in computer engineering. Otiti enrolled at the university in 2021 at the age of 15. Over eight semesters, he completed 55 courses and earned an “A” in
A Nigerian scholar, Racheal Akindiose, has been awarded the SI Pioneering Women in STEM Scholarship, making her the only Nigerian selected in this year’s cohort. She will study for a fully funded Master’s degree in Biomedical Surface Science at Malmö University in Sweden, joining 50 other women chosen from across Africa and Asia. Akindiose graduated
A Nigerian teenager, Kenechukwu Oluwafemi Morayo Uba, has made history by emerging as the best student in English Language worldwide in the 2024 International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) examinations conducted by Cambridge. Kenechukwu, a student of Caleb International College in Lagos, received the Outstanding Cambridge Learner Award at a special ceremony held at
Students of the Kwara State University (KWASU) have been reported to experience constant robbery attacks in their hostels. Investigations revealed that about six hostels have been robbed repeatedly since the year began. According to reports, when Westend Hostel was robbed, officials like Moryam Abdulwasiu Omotayo, the executive chairman of Moro Local Government Area (LGA),
A Canadian police officer has been acquitted after shooting Afolabi Opaso, a 19-year-old Nigerian student at the University of Manitoba. Following an investigation, the unnamed officer was cleared of all charges relating to killing the student who was said to be battling a mental health crisis. A final report released by the ASIRT read, “There
Kenechukwu Oluwafemi Morayo Uba, a student of Caleb International College, Lagos, has emerged the best in the world in English Language at the 2024 Cambridge IGCSE examinations. Her outstanding performance in English as a Second Language (speaking endorsement) earned her global recognition at the British Council’s Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards held in Victoria Island, Lagos.
A Nigerian student in the United States has shared an emotional account of the difficulties of studying abroad, highlighting racism, academic pressure and financial stress as significant challenges. The student, identified on TikTok as @blexin_s, posted a video of herself in tears, describing how balancing schoolwork, part-time jobs, and social life had taken a toll
