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Identifying fake Scholarships: 20 red flags to watch out for

Scholarships are financial awards given to students to help cover the costs of education, including tuition, fees, and sometimes additional expenses like books and supplies. Unlike fellowships, scholarships are often awarded based on academic merit, although they can also be awarded for other reasons such as athletic ability, artistic talent, or financial need. However, because […]

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Ace Yoruba Poet,Olanrewaju Adepoju is dead

Ọláńrewajú Adépọ̀jù (also sometimes called “Lanrewaju Adepoju”) is a Yorùbá poet, writer, intellectual, and religious leader from Nigeria, born in a village called Abà Òkè Pupa in Ọ̀yọ́ State of Nigeria, in 1940. An autodidact, he taught himself to read and write in Yorùbá and English. But his time spent with the griots (West African

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List of schools in USA with fully-funded scholarship in specific courses

1. University of Notre Dame (PhD Chemistry) 2. Oregon State University (MS Statistics)- GRE, IELTS 3. University of Cincinnati (PhD Philosophy) 4. New Mexico State University (MSc in Family and Consumer Science) – TOEFL 5. Georgia State University (MS in Biology). No GRE, NO IELTS/TOEFL, NO WES. 6. Georgia state university (MBA) business analytics. GRE

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UDUS Alumna wins Erasmus Mundus scholarship to study in Poland

In a remarkable achievement, Blessing Ejeh, an alumna of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS), has been awarded the prestigious Erasmus Mundus Scholarship to pursue her master’s degree in Poland, a country located in Eastern Europe. The exciting news came in May 2023 when Blessing received a congratulatory email notifying her of her selection for this

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NGO set to disburse N500,000 education scholarship to five Epe indigenes

A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), the Concerned Nation Builders Initiative has unveiled plans to disburse scholarships to Epe indigenes annually, starting this year. The Coordinator of the NGO, Rasaki Gbolahan told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Epe Friday that the maiden edition of the scholarship award would involve N500,000 cash grants given to five

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Kano govt offers postgraduate scholarships to first-class graduates

The Kano State Government has resumed receiving applications for postgraduate scholarships for the state indigenes with first-class honour degrees. The state government disclosed this in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Malam Sanusi Bature, on Friday in Kano. The statement said applications are invited from qualified candidates for the postgraduate

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Varsity VC offers scholarship to JAMB best student in 2023 UTME

The Vice Chancellor, Godfrey Okoye University (GOU), Enugu, Rev. Fr. Christian Anieke, has offered full scholarship to Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) overall best student in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UMTE). The Student was also offered full scholarship to study in Godfrey Okoye College of Medicine. Anieke made the announcement during the

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PAP Debunks Cancellation of Scholarship Scheme

The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has dismissed rumours trending on social media platforms on outright cancellation of its scholarship scheme. PAP debunked the rumour in a statement signed by Special Assistant, Media, PAP, Freston Akpor, on Thursday January 26, 2023. According to the statement, the body has not at any time announced the cancellation of

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JRO Foundation Donates Writing Materials to over 500 Students

A non-governmental organisation, JRO Foundation, has donated books and writing materials to over 500 secondary school pupils drawn from Telemu Community in Osun State. The Foundation also organised a free health sensitisation programme for the aged and widows. Speaking about the initiative, the founder of the Foundation, Dr Ronke Oluwoye and her husband Prof. Jacob

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Two Kaduna Students Get N8.4m Scholarship from Greenfield University

The Founder/Pro Chancellor of Greenfield University, Kaduna, Simon Nwakacha, has awarded scholarship for secondary education at Imperial school in Kaduna, to two best graduating pupils of Makarfi Central Primary School. He disclosed this to journalists in a statement he signed and issued on Monday in Kaduna. He said that the gesture was part of his

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Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, on Monday reiterated his commitment to the welfare of students, saying his administration would continue to give attention to the education of Ekiti indigenes. The governor, represented by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Dr Kofoworola Aderiye spoke in Ado Ekiti during the flag-off of the documentation

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Ekiti Govt Disburses 22.3 Million Naira on Scholarship for 149 Law Students

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji has reiterated his commitment to the welfare of students and youth in Ekiti State as he flagged off the documentation process for the disbursement of twenty-two million, three hundred and fifty thousand naira scholarship award for Law School students of Ekiti origin. The Governor, who was represented by the

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Nigerian Church Gives 14 Undergraduates Scholarship, Advises Beneficiaries on Career Choice

The Fountain of Life Church, Ilupeju, Lagos, has given fourteen undergraduates across Nigerian Universities scholarships. The scholarship was coordinated by the Education Support Project of the church. Speaking at the Ilupeju Senior Secondary School, where scholarships were given to the undergraduates, the Senior Pastor of the church, Pastor Taiwo Odukoya, said since 2002, the church

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LASU Best Graduating Student Wins N5 Million, Post-graduate Scholarship

Oladimeji Shotunde, the best graduating student of the Lagos State University (LASU), has won a post-graduate scholarship to any university in the world and a N5 million cash prize. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu rewarded the academic excellence of the valedictorian at the 24th convocation of the university., which was held on Wednesday December 16, 2020. Shotunde,

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Oyo State Budgets over 800 Million for Bursary, Scholarship

The Oyo State Government has budgeted the sum of N834,500,000 in the proposed 2021 budget, for bursary awards, financial assistance to outstanding students and local and foreign scholarships for students of Oyo State origin. This was disclosed in a statement on Thursday December 10, 2020, by Mr. Taiwo Adisa, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor

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19 Nigerian Students Receive Scholarship to Study in America

19 Nigerian Students Receive Scholarship to Study in America Nineteen Nigerian students have received scholarships worth $2.17 million to attend American universities and colleges. This was disclosed in statement from the US Embassy in Nigeria on Friday. The statement stated that the students are high achieving, low-income students from southern Nigeria. It noted that the

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SAI Awards Scholarship to 3,992 Students in South-West

Not less than 3,992 indigent students from the South-West have benefited from a scholarship scheme of a non-governmental organisation, Scholarship Aids Initiatives. The NGO gave the scholarship to the students at its 2020 Stakeholders’ Forum and Presentation of Awards, held in Abeokuta. The African Regional President of the Initiative, Dr. Oluwatosin Adebayo, said 8,034 students

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Kwara First Lady Awards Scholarship to Blue-Eyed Children of Risikat Azeez

The first lady of kwara State, Dr Mrs Olufolake Abdulrazaq, has awarded a full scholarship for the children of the blue-eyed woman who was abandoned by her husband. While disclosing this on Sunday August 9, 2020, Mrs Olufolake stated that the two children of Risikat, who are equally blue eyed, would enjoy full early foundation

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Buhari Awards Scholarship to Winners of Science Competition

The President Muhammadu Buhari has awarded a scholarship to winners at the 2020 Young Nigerian Scientists Presidential Award Competition. According to the President, the students will enjoy the scholarship up to PhD level at any Nigerian universities of their choice. Buhari disclosed this on Monday 16th March, 2020 while declaring open the 2020 Science, Technology

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Kwara: Law School Students Receive Scholarship

Not less than 179 law students and new lawyers of Kwara State indigents have been granted N100,000 worth of scholarship each, after an online application process and verification that lasted for weeks. According to a statement released on Saturday 11th January, 2020, by the State Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Science and Technology, Hajia Sa’adatu Modibbo-Kawu,

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