David Hundeyin's recent expulsion from Oxford University for running a fraudulent book launch on the university premises has brought to light his questionable character and history of misconduct.
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Nigeria’s looted Benin bronzes returned, more than a century later
February 19, 2022 Comment Off 63 ViewsTwo Benin bronzes were returned on Saturday to a traditional palace in Nigeria, more than a century after they were pillaged by British troops, raising hopes that thousands more artefacts could
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American University in Nigeria Launches Program to Help School Children
February 17, 2022 Comment Off 30 ViewsThe U.N. Children’s Fund says 10.5 million children are not attending school in Nigeria even though primary education is officially free and compulsory. To help out-of-school children in the
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The Trump administration has not placed a ban on student visas for Nigerians
June 18, 2019 Comment Off 112 ViewsPosts on Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and multiple blogs in Nigeria claim that the Trump administration has placed a ban on visas for Nigerians seeking to study in the United States. This is false;
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UK university to launch Europe’s first black studies degree
May 20, 2016 Comment Off 272 ViewsFROM NEXT year, students will be able to study histories, social movements and contributions of people of African descent in Europe's first ever degree in black studies. Birmingham City
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Nigerian Universities Deemed Substandard, Denied Operational Licenses As …
August 14, 2015 Comment Off 213 ViewsEleven new private universities in Nigeria were deemed substandard and denied full operational licenses Thursday. Wesley University of Science and Technology, Landmark University, Rhema University,
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‘I did a BTEC – now I’m heading to a Russell Group uni!’
August 14, 2015 Comment Off 137 ViewsA SOUTH London sixth-former is heading to one of Britain’s most prestigious universities to study a subject normally dominated by men. Sarah Oluwapelumi Babs-Apata will start a course in civil
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Brother of Britain’s top black student aces his A-levels
August 13, 2015 Comment Off 227 ViewsTHE YOUNGER brother of a young man once named Britain’s top black graduate has proved academic success is in the genes after achieving three As at A-level. Hardworking George Imafidon, 18, was
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No admissions into Nigerian Universities beyond October 31
July 14, 2015 Comment Off 55 ViewsAdmissions processes into higher institutions in Nigeria will be rounded off on October 31, the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Education, McJohn Nwaoibala, has said. Mr. Nwaoibala gave the
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Nigerian Students in UK to be Banned from Working, Forced to Leave
July 14, 2015 2 Comments 661 ViewsForeign students, of which Nigeria accounts for a huge chunk of those coming from Africa, are to be banned from working in Britain under a fresh crackdown on immigration ordered by Home Secretary
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