Month: May 2025
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Beyond USA: Seven countries that grant quick visas to international students
The Nation Newspaper Amid tightening immigration policies, the U.S. State Department recently suspended student visa processing, following moves by the Trump administration to cut education funding and limit international student enrollment. This has created uncertainty for many aspiring students who once viewed the U.S. as the default destination for higher education. With visa backlogs, stricter…
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Full List: Nigerians to benefit as France announces over 80 in-demand jobs
Vanguard News France has unveiled an updated list of more than 80 jobs now open to foreign nationals — including Nigerians — under a streamlined immigration process designed to attract skilled workers and regularize undocumented migrants already contributing to the economy. The revised framework simplifies the legalization process for thousands of undocumented workers in France,…
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FG Introduces Degree Programme in Artificial Intelligence, AI
The Federal Government has introduced specialised Higher National Diploma (HND) programmes in Artificial Intelligence (AI). The Executive Secretary of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), Prof. Idris Bugaje, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. According to him, other newly introduced degree programmes included cybersecurity, software engineering,…
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FG unveils digital village with free internet service
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FG to create 7,000 digitals hospitals in rural communities – Minister
The minister of communications, innovation and digital economy, Bosun Tijani, says that the federal government is set to create 7,000 digital hospitals for rural communities. Mr Tijani disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja when he unveiled a digital hospital and school in Ibwa 2 community, situated at Gwagwalada, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The minister…
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Technical College Students To Get N45,000 As Monthly Stipends – FG
The Federal Government has announced a monthly stipends of N45,000 for students in technical colleges across Nigeria. This move was said to be part of a plan to bring new life to Technical and Vocational Education and Training. The Executive Secretary of the National Board for Technical Education, Idris Bugaje, shared this in an interview…
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President Tinubu Names Governing Council Members For 3 Federal Varsities
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of new governing council members for three federal universities. The institutions include the University of Abuja (UniAbuja), University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), and Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (NAU). In February, Tinubu had dissolved the governing council of UniAbuja and removed Aisha Maikudi as vice-chancellor over concerns about…
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U.S. President Issues New Directive To Embassies Over International Students Interviews
International students applying to study in the United States may have their social media examined following a new directive from the Donald Trump-led administration. POLITICO reported the changes after obtaining a cable signed on Tuesday. In preparation for such required vetting, the administration is ordering US embassies and consular sections to pause scheduling new interviews…
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UTME : JAMB Clears Air Over Initial Results of Resit Candidates
Punch Newspaper The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has ruled out the possibility of candidates using their earlier Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination scores in place of results from the recent resit. JAMB’s Public Communication Adviser, Fabian Benjamin, told The PUNCH on Monday that the initial results have been voided, and only the resit scores will…
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CBEX: Why Investors Won’t Get Their Money Back in Dollars – EFCC Chair
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has said the anti-graft agency had recovered some money from crypto bridge exchange (CBEX), a failed digital investment and trading platform. Olukoyede stated this during an interview on a national television programme, adding that, the commission had made some arrests in connection with…