Education
Growing Concerns Over Unemployment Crisis Among International Students in Canada
Amidst a severe unemployment crisis affecting over a million international students in Canada, concerns are mounting over loose immigration policies and the scarcity...
Kenya Postpones School Reopening After Floods Claim Over 70 Lives
Due to severe flooding that has resulted in the loss of over 70 lives, Kenya has decided to delay the reopening of schools...
4-year-old BrickHall pupil dies after teacher asked him to “sneeze it out” in the toilet while choking
Four-year-old Miguel Ovoke was dropped off at Brickhall School by his mother on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, only for her to be called...
EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian Int’l Students decry FG’s 10-month unpaid allowance
Nigerian Students in Russia, Algeria, Hungary, and Morocco, who are beneficiaries of the Bilateral Education Agreement scholarship program under the Federal Scholarship Board...
Nigerian Teen Earns $3.5 Million in Scholarships from Ivy League Universities
A 17-year-old Nigerian student, Oluwafemi Ositade, has clinched full scholarships to multiple Ivy League universities in the United States, including Harvard, alongside other...
JAMB Denies Rescheduling for Candidates Unable to Capture Fingerprints
In a recent development concerning the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination process, candidates whose fingerprints were not successfully captured during registration...
577 Blind Candidates to Sit for 2024 UTME
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has reported that 577 blind candidates are gearing up to participate in the 2024 Unified Tertiary...
Nigerian Chess Master Tunde Onakoya Aims to Make History with Guinness World Record Attempt in Times Square
Nigerian chess prodigy Tunde Onakoya, renowned for founding Chess in Slums Africa, is gearing up to make history in New York City’s iconic...
Norway’s Health Minister Resigns Amid Plagiarism Scandal
Norwegian Health Minister Ingvild Kjerkol resigned on Friday following allegations of plagiarism in her master’s thesis. This comes after a probe by Nord...
GTBank allegedly exploits U.S student visa applicants by using N1800/dollar for fees
Guarantee Trust Bank (GTB) allegedly exploits U.S. F1 visa applicants by charging N333,000 at N1800 per dollar against the government rate. Concerns have...
WestAfricaWeekly’s Reporter Chinalurumogu Eze to speak at UNN Tech Event
To bridge the gap between traditional education and emerging technologies, the Ezemmuo Blockchain Initiative, led by Kevin Chibuoyim, is gearing up to host...
UNILORIN Rusticates 6 Final-year Students, 13 others for Malpractice and Misconducts
The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) in Kwara State has rusticated 19 students, including six final-year students, following their involvement in various misconducts, including...