Nigerian students have embarked on a nationwide protest over the lingering ASUU strike. The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) have staged a protest in different states calling on the federal government to end the Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU’s strike. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the students led by the national president, Sunday … Read more
78 Nigerian students on Russian scholarships land in Moscow EKO HOT BLOG reports that no fewer than Seventy-eight Nigerians who are on scholarships to study various courses have arrived in Russia, the Nigerian Embassy in Moscow has said. The students, who are part of the second batch of the 2020/2021 academic year scholarship under the … Read more
The European Delegation and the EU member states in Nigeria on Tuesday have made it known that issuing of certain visas was ongoing despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The EU disclosed this in a statement titled, ‘Travel visas to Europe,’ said priority was being given to students looking to study in Europe. It noted that thousands … Read more
Four Nigerian students in Muntinlupa City, Philippine have been arrested for alleged involvement in an international syndicate that hacks and siphons funds from banks. The National Bureau of Investigation made this known in a statement on Tuesday, ABS CBN News reports. However, following their arrest, the students denied the allegations. According to the statement which … Read more
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has warned Nigerian parents against sending their children to universities in Northern Cyprus over the incessant and mysterious killing of Nigerians. Chairman/CEO of the commission, Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, who gave the warning on Monday, said it was too risky to send children to the schools in Northern Cyprus as hundreds … Read more
Four Nigerian students based in Canada, Kelvin Awani, 24, Jonah Eigbuluese, 22, Joshua Ometie, 25 and Clinton Newton, 27, are wanted by Canadian police authorities after they allegedly defrauded victims of over $2 million through online romance scams over the past two years. Federal RCMP officers issued the arrest warrant after police investigation linking the … Read more
The rate at which Nigerian students lose interest in science related subjects is becoming worrisome. While addressing the students, on Monday during the final examination of the Young Nigerian Scientists Presidential Award programme, Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu said a decreased interest had been discovered in science related subjects and courses. The … Read more