Eko Hot Blog reports that a Canadian province, British Columbia, has implemented a ban on admitting Nigerian and international students to tertiary institutions for the upcoming two years. This decision was recently announced in a statement by Federal Immigration Minister Marc Miller. Miller stated that the measure’s objective is to reduce the issuance of new … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Federal Government on Wednesday insisted that its Student Loan Scheme is still on track to commence this month. This was as it said students who apply through its soon-to-be-completed website can access the facility within 30 days. “January is a reality. Already the website is almost done. Application for … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that a Nigerian Masters Student at the University of Dundee in Scotland, Somtochukwu Okwuoha, has been handed a 40-month jail term for making terrorist threats against faculty staff and other students of the institution. The BBC on Friday reported that after being found guilty of the crime by a Peth Sheriff … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukayode, has implored Nigerian Students to steer clear of internet fraud. Speaking at the launch of an Integrity Club at Doveland International Schools in Abuja, Olukayode said that corruption is a nasty habit that shouldn’t be permitted to flourish … Read more
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) says a 28-year-old Nigerian student has been reported missing in Northern Cyprus since August 2. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the commission said this in a statement issued in Abuja by its Head of Media, Public Relations and Protocol, Abdur-Rahman Balogun. EDITOR’S PICK UK Longest Serving Monarch, Queen Elizabeth Dies … Read more
His father blamed his disappearance on depression following the lockdown and long stay at home The body found on Monday in the search for missing 19-year-old Nigerian student Richard Okorogheye has been formally identified as his. “Our deepest sympathies are with Richard’s family at this incredibly difficult time,” UK’s Metropolitan Police said in a tweet … Read more
A Nigerian student identified as Josephine Lawal has accused University of Wales Trinity Saint David United Kingdom of racism, demands a refund of the £20,000 she paid for a failed PhD programme. Josephine Lawal stated noted that the university management later offered to give her a Master’s certificate, which she rejected. Ekohotblog understands that 33-year-old Josephine … Read more