Category : Academics

Nigerians Celebrate Smart Girl Who Scored A’s in All Her WAEC Papers, Got 345 in FUTO Post UTME.

NigGalNovember 26, 2021November 26, 2021

A young Nigerian student from Imo State has left many people in awe with her outstanding academic performance which has been attracting many positive comments...

Academics

Merck Foundation Calls for Application for Scholarships for Doctors in critical and underserved specialties in Africa and Developing countries.

NigGalNovember 4, 2021November 4, 2021

Merck Foundation (Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany announced the call for applications for medical training scholarships for healthcare providers in critical and underserved...

Academics

Oluwadamilola Akintewe makes final 10 for $100,000 global student prize.

NigGalOctober 15, 2021October 15, 2021

Nigerian student, Oluwadamilola Akintewe has been named a top 10 finalist for the Chegg.org Global Student Prize 2021. It is a new $100,000 award to...

Academics

Nigerian ed-tech startup Edves raises $575k to bring more schools online.

NigGalOctober 7, 2021October 7, 2021

Nigerian ed-tech startup Edves has raised a US$575,000 seed funding round to help it improve its product and bring more schools online. Formed in 2016, Edves is...

Academics

Greensprings student emerges top in SAT, earns America’s College Board recognition.

NigGalOctober 4, 2021October 4, 2021

For scoring 720/800 in the English language papers and emerging in the 90th percentile of this year’s SAT exam, Toluwalope Semowo of Greensprings School has...

Academics

UNILAG, three other varsities win £1.9m research grant.

NigGalSeptember 24, 2021September 24, 2021

The University of Lagos alongside two other universities in Africa and one in United Kingdom, have been awarded a research grant worth 1.9 million pounds...

Academics

FUTA Dons Win 14 National Research Grants.

NigGalSeptember 9, 2021September 9, 2021

The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing council, Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA , Ambassador Godknows Igali has asserted that the institution is blessed with crop...

Academics

MTN Foundation Unveils 2021 Tertiary Scholarships

NigGalJuly 30, 2021July 30, 2021

In a bid to recognise and promote academic excellence amongst high-performing students in various accredited Nigerian public tertiary institutions, the MTN Foundation has announced the...

Academics

ASR Africa Commits ₦1 Billion Education Grant To University Of Benin.

NigGalJuly 28, 2021July 28, 2021

The Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative (ASR Africa) – the brainchild of Abdul Samad Rabiu, Founder and Executive Chairman of BUA Group has today, awarded...

Academics

Yabatech ranked best in Nigeria.

NigGalJuly 28, 2021July 28, 2021

The Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) has been ranked as the best polytechnic in Nigeria for the second time in the Webometrics ranking released in...

Academics

Ebony Life Creative Academy graduates thank Sanwo-Olu.

NigGalJune 13, 2021June 14, 2021

Graduates of EbonyLife Creative Academy (ELCA) have commended the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State for full sponsorship of their training They gave the accolades...

Academics

Quicklearning launches Africa’s biggest Mathematics contest.

NigGalJune 4, 2021June 4, 2021

Registration for QuickLearning Mathematics Contest (QLMC) Nigeria, a competition for critical thinking math geniuses in secondary schools in Nigeria, has begun and will run till...

Academics

Nigerian startup Kobocourse providing e-learning platform tailored to African content creators.

NigGalJune 1, 2021June 1, 2021

The internet offers a plethora of e-learning platforms of all shapes and sizes, but very few are specifically geared towards African content creators. Nigerian startup...

Academics

UNIMAID gets N1bn grant from ASR Africa.

NigGalMay 24, 2021May 24, 2021

As part of its first cohort of Tertiary Education Grants Scheme, the Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative, ASR Africa, has provided a N1billion grant to...

Academics

Professor Ibrahim Abubakar Appointed Dean, University College, London.

NigGalMay 21, 2021May 21, 2021

A.B.U graduate has been appointed Dean in the University College, London. Professor Ibrahim Abubakar as a world leading scholar of infectious disease epidemiology, is the...

Academics

UNILAG Attracts N12 Billion Research Grants.

NigGalMay 19, 2021May 19, 2021

The University of Lagos (UNILAG) attracted N12 billion research grants in the past three and half years, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe has said. Ogundipe...

Academics

YABATECH researchers win $100,000 grant.

NigGalMay 13, 2021May 13, 2021

Three researchers/staff members of the Yaba College of Technology in Lagos State have won a $100,000 Ford Foundation grant. A Deputy Registrar of the college,...

Academics

Maths genius Maniru Ibrahim bags €20m scholarship for PhD at Ireland’s Science Centre.

NigGalMay 12, 2021May 13, 2021

A Nigerian first class graduate of Mathematics, Maniru Ibrahim, has been offered a €20 million scholarship for a four-year PhD programme at Science Foundation Ireland...

Academics

Nigerian Lecturer Dr Auwal Bala Abubakar Emerges Overall Best PhD Student in Thailand.

NigGalMay 4, 2021May 4, 2021

Despite the challenges in the country, Nigerians across the globe have continued to display excellence in their endeavours. One of such citizens is Dr Auwal...

Nigerian teen gets 19 scholarship offers worth more than $5 million from the US and Canada.

NigGalApril 30, 2021May 4, 2021

One Nigerian teenager must feel like she has the world at her feet after receiving 19 full-ride scholarship offers from universities across the United States...

Academics

World Book Day: EKOEXCEL pupils’ accessing superior learning materials.

NigGalApril 23, 2021April 23, 2021

As the world celebrates International World Book day on Friday 23 April, Lagos State Public Primary School pupils under the EKOEXCEL Programme, an initiative of...

Academics

UNILAG’s Professor Bosede Wins ₦958 Million Grant From Bill Gates Foundation.

NigGalApril 3, 2021April 4, 2021

A Nigerian professor identified as Bosede Afolabi has made the country proud by winning the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Grant. The University of Lagos...

Academics

UNILAG VC Wins €38,000 Global Biodiversity Information Facility Grant.

NigGalMarch 22, 2021March 22, 2021

Another botanist also won an institutional level grant of 18,850 euros for implementation of a BID project proposal. The Vice- Chancellor of University of Lagos,...

Academics

UI ranks among best 500 universities in the world, best in Nigeria.

NigGalMarch 11, 2021March 11, 2021

The University of Ibadan (UI) has been ranked among the best 500 universities in the world and first in Nigeria. The ranking was carried out...

Academics

How I defeated UK, US, Chinese pupils, others at global maths competition –15-year-old Nigerian.

NigGalMarch 8, 2021March 8, 2021

Faith Odunsi, 15, a pupil of The Ambassadors Schools, Ota, Ogun State, who recently won the Global Open Mathematics Tournament, an international competition with participants...

Academics

FUTA Professor, Ibiyinka Fuwape, Wins African Union Scientific Excellence Award.

NigGalMarch 5, 2021March 5, 2021

A Professor of Physics at the Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA Prof. Mrs. Ibiyinka Fuwape, has been named as one of the winners of the prestigious...

Academics

FUOYE don wins UNESCO media literacy award.

NigGalFebruary 25, 2021February 25, 2021

A female lecturer at the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Ekiti State, Mrs. Omolola Oluwasola, has emerged first in the 2020 regional commemoration of the Global...

Academics

Nigeria-UK Tech Hub Partners With Dufuna for its Design School Programme.

NigGalFebruary 2, 2021February 2, 2021

The UK-Nigeria Tech Hub has launched its Design School programme for designers in Nigeria in partnership with Dufuna, a social impact enterprise that trains young...

Academics

Lagos Business School’s MBA Ranked Top 100 in World.

NigGalJanuary 29, 2021January 29, 2021

The Full-time MBA programme of Lagos Business School has been ranked among the top 100 in the world according to The Economist’s WhichMBA? 2021 ranking....

Academics

How Nigeria’s global teacher prize finalist plans to spend $55,000 gift.

NigGalJanuary 29, 2021February 1, 2021

English teacher, Olasukanmi Opeifa was one of the 10 finalists of the Global Teacher Prize held last month. Though he did not win, he got...

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