Nigerian Students On Full Scholarship To Northeastern From Nigerian Government

More than a hundred Nigerian college students have come to Boston this Memorial Day weekend, and they will stay in the United States for the next few years as part of a program sponsored by the Nigerian government. The students were largely awestruck as they got off their international flights at Logan airport. Organizers believe … Read more

Top 14 Leadership Lessons from Maya Angelou – She passed on 28th May 2014

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Maya Angelou was an American author and poet. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, and several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning more than fifty years. She passed on 28th May 2014, leaving us with a feeling of sadness but also with gratitude … Read more

Nigerian student, Oloruntobi Dare, wins $350,000 Gates Millennium scholarship

Oloruntobi Dare, a senior at the Hubert Flowers High School did her school, family and friends proud by making the coveted list of 1,000 students to have earned the Gates Millennium Scholarship 2014,  which has less  than 10 percent acceptance rate. “We commend you on your strong leadership, community service and academic achievements, and recognize you … Read more

Michigan State University Celebrates First 5 MasterCard Foundation Scholars Graduates

Michigan State University (MSU) recent celebrates the graduation of five of the first MasterCard Foundation Scholars.  All of them will be completing their Master’s degrees this year. The five graduates are from Uganda, Mozambique, Zambia, Ghana and Nigeria. They are all planning to return home this year and have exciting plans for their career pursuits in … Read more

American DV Lottery 2015 Result Out- Nigeria and 18 other Countries no longer Eligible

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Applicants for the American DV Lottery 2015 (Visa Lottery registration) can now view the entrance status online. However, Nigerians and citizen of 18 other countries are no longer eligible to apply for the Visa Lottery program. Jeffery Hawkins, U.S. Consul-General, gave reasons why Nigeria was banned from participating in its 2015 Diversity-Visa-Programme registration. “As at … Read more

United Nations launches 2014 online courses on Finance, Trade, and Intellectual Property for Sub-Saharan Africa

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The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) has just launched the 2014 edition of the online training courses in financial management, international trade and intellectual property. These courses are intended for trade and finance professionals and officials from developing countries including least developed countries and economies in transition.  Since the introduction of online … Read more

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