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Trump Restores Visas For Foreign Students After Legal Backlash

Chinonso Udeh — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 07:16:55 +0000

The Trump administration has begun to restore visas for hundreds of foreign students whose legal status had been suddenly revoked.
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‎Government officials confirmed the development on Friday, noting that the decision comes after more than 100 lawsuits were filed by students who had lost their legal right to study at U.S. universities.
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NELFUND : Over 500,000 Nigerian Students Applied For Loans In One Year

Chinonso Udeh — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 17:08:59 +0000

The Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) says more than 500,000 Nigerian students have applied for loans through its portal in one year.
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‎This is contained in a statement on Friday by NELFUND’s spokesperson, Oseyemi Oluwatuyi.
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‎Mr Oluwatuyi quoted the fund’s managing director, Akintunde Sawyerr, as saying the milestone achieved within just 11 months of operations underscored the critical need for accessible student
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Lagos State Government Pays N1.5b WAEC Fees For 58,188 Bona-fide Students

Chinonso Udeh — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 10:09:42 +0000

‎The Commissioner for Basic Primary and Secondary School Education, Jamiu Tolani Alli-Balogun, who dropped the hint, also announced the establishment of 17 schools with in a year.

He spoke yesterday while presenting the scorecard of the ministry in the last one year at the 2025 ministerial briefing at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre, Alausa, Ikeja
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‎Of the new schools, the commissioner said two were primary, 10 junior secondary schools, while five were senior secondary schools.
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UI Student Wins 2025 World Veterinary Association Prize‎

Chinonso Udeh — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 14:20:28 +0000

‎A student of the University of Ibadan (UI), Saheed Ahmed, has been announced as the 2025 winner of the World Veterinary Association Global Veterinary Award.
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‎This is contained in a statement by Joke Akinpelu, the University’s Director of Public Relations in Ibadan on Wednesday.
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‎“Ahmed, a former President of the Association of Veterinary Medicine Students, was named the Veterinary Student of the Year 2025.
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WAEC Bans 574 Schools From Conducting 2025 WASSCE Due To Exam Malpractice‎

Chinonso Udeh — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 10:10:25 +0000

‎The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the revocation of licenses for 574 secondary schools across Nigeria, citing involvement in examination malpractices. The examination authority declared that these institutions will be barred from conducting any examinations, including the upcoming 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), which is set to commence on Thursday, April 24, 2025.
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‎Dr. Amos Dangut, the Head of WAEC’s National Office, made the announcement during a press briefing held at the council’s headquarters in Lagos. He revealed that the comprehensive list of the affected schools has already been communicated to the Nigerian government. “This year, we have identified 574 schools that have had their recognition withdrawn,” Dangut stated. “These revocations apply to all examining bodies, meaning these schools will not be considered valid examination centers.”
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UTME Candidates Can Write Exams Outside States Of Registration – JAMB Clarifies

Chinonso Udeh — Sat, 19 Apr 2025 16:51:50 +0000

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has refuted claims that UTME candidates cannot sit for the main examination outside the state where they registered, describing the report as misleading.
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‎This was disclosed in a statement by Fabian Benjamin, Ph.D., Public Communication Advisor (PCA) of JAMB.
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‎The clarification comes after a prior report by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) had quoted Dr. Fabian Benjamin assuring candidates that for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), “no one will be required to sit for the exam outside their state of registration.”
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Police Rescue 10 Abducted Students In Edo‎

Chinonso Udeh — Sat, 19 Apr 2025 10:28:55 +0000

The Edo State Police Command said its operatives had rescued 10 Adventist students who were abducted on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, by suspected kidnappers, at a location bordering Edo and Ondo States.
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‎This was disclosed by the Command’s spokesman, CSP Moses Yamu, in a statement Friday night.
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‎It was gathered that the students were kidnapped while on their way from Rivers State to Babcock University, for the Annual GYC Africa Conference.
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WASSCE 2025: No Two Candidates Will Have Same Questions On Each Number – WAEC‎

Chinonso Udeh — Fri, 18 Apr 2025 18:23:42 +0000

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Nigeria, has announced a significant shift in its examination format for the 2025 May/June West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates.
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‎The new format will see each candidate receiving different questions in select papers as part of a broader strategy to tackle the growing menace of examination malpractice in Nigeria’s secondary school system.
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London University Named Among Worst For Student Loan Fraud In Leaked Report

Chinonso Udeh — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 11:54:28 +0000

A London university has been named among the worst in the United Kingdom for student loan fraud.

‎Since 2022, the Student Loans Company has identified 543 fraudulent applications, amounting to £6.2million, from students linked to the University of West London.

‎The university — which boasts a student body of more than 11,000, around a fifth of whom are from outside the UK — is among six higher education institutions (HEIs) with the highest volumes of lost loan fraud, leaked data showed.

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MTU Graduate Chukwuma Hillary Breaks New Ground In AI-Driven Worm Research

Chinonso Udeh — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 11:43:18 +0000

‎‎A graduate of Mountain Top University (MTU), Nigerian scientist, Chukwuma Hilary (Junior), has put the country on the global research map with his groundbreaking study on worm mating behaviour, using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to revolutionise biological re

‎Hilary’s work, recently published in an internationally recognised scientific journal, showcases how AI can be leveraged to advance the study of animal behaviour, unlocking insights that could have a far-reaching impact across multiple scientific fields.

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