If you are interested in environmental studies, then, the Professor John Lovering Graduate Environmental program is a great opportunity for you. This program is organized by the University of Melbourne.

The bursary aims to support financially for those applicants who are going to take part in agraduateor amasterscoursework study program.

Eligibility Criteria:

Participants are strongly recommended to follow the eligibility criteria-

• Eligible Countries: International and domestic citizens are available for this funded education.
• Acceptable Course or Subjects: You are eligible to apply for a graduate diploma or a masters degree course in the field of Environment and natural resources.
• Admissible Criteria: If you have academic performance, financial need, leadership accomplishments and potential then you can apply for this fund.

Method of Application: For this award, the applicants must have to take part in a graduate or a masters degree course at the university and after that, submit the online application form for the grant.

• • Supporting Documents:Students need to write and submit an essay on how they will use this opportunity to enhance their studies and how will they contribute to improving environmental outcomes.
  • Admission Requirements:A complete 12 years of academic education is required for a graduate diploma and an undergraduate degree is necessary for a masters course.

• Language Requirement:If English is not aspirants local language then they must have to show their English language proficiency by taking IELTS or TOEFL test.

Benefits:Total 6 educational funds are available in these courses which will provide $1000 and cover study-related expenses such as field-work travel and conferences.

Scholarship Application Deadline:July 31, 2019

Source: Scholarships And Aid

The NHEF Scholars Program provides Nigerian undergraduates with a range of opportunities designed to aid them in long-term career development.

Each year, NHEF works with their partner universities to identify a cohort of talented students to participate in their intern class. Through sustained support and coaching, they facilitate the placement of these scholars into their esteemed partner institutions to ensure they gain real-world work experience.

The NHEF Scholars Program provides undergraduates the opportunity to work in leading companies in the following sectors: Financial services, Engineering, Law, technology.

NHEF Scholars Program Partner Universities.

• Ahmadu Bello University
• Bayero University
• University of Ibadan
• University of Nigeria, Nsukka
• University of Port Harcourt

Eligibility Criteria

• Open to students in their Penultimate year at the Partner Universities;
• Eligibility varies depending on your course of study. However, if you are not certain, they would recommend that you submit an application anyway and we will advise on possible options.

Method of Application

Interested candidates who meet the criteria listed above should apply by clicking on the Apply button below

Apply Here

Scholarship Application Deadline: 31st May, 2019.

Source: Scholarships And Aid

Centre of Education Studies at the University of Warwick is pleased to offer the Global Education and International Development Scholarship.

This is a Bright Future award open to supporting exceptional students fromHong Kongand mainlandChinaon the Global Education and International Development one year taughtMastersprogramme.

Eligibility

• Eligible Countries: Permanent residents of Hong Kong or mainland China
• Acceptable Course or Subjects: Candidates are required to have applied to the Global Education and International Development MA programme
• Admissible Criteria: To be eligible for an award, applicants should be outstanding students and new entrants to the University of Warwick starting in October 2019. Continuing students and those already holding an MA/MSc are not eligible to apply.

Method of Application: To apply for this opportunity, applicants must receive an offer of a place from the University of Warwick. After being a Warwick student, you will need to complete an online application form.

• Supporting Documents: submit a scanned copy of the first-degree certificate, a reference by a former or current tutor/employer, academic credentials -evidence of being a highly motivated student -personal statement maximum 1,000 words, before the deadline.
• Admission Requirements: Must have second class honours degree (2.2) or equivalent.
• Language Requirement: Non-native speakers of English must have an IELTS score of 6.5 and no component below 6.0 or equivalent score on another acceptable test.

The university will be awarded five valuable grants for the 2019/20 intake up to the value of GBP10,000 each to contribute towards fees.

Scholarship Application Deadline: June 1, 2019

Source: Scholarships And Aid

We welcome you to the Online portal for the OSOPADEC Bursary and Scholarship Scheme (OBSS). This scheme is for students already in any recognized higher institution/Universities, Polytechnics, Colleges of Education that are on regular programme.

Eligibility Criteria

Interested applicants:

• Must be indigenes of either Ilaje or Ese-Odo Local Government Area;
• Must be full-time students of recognised Private or Public Tertiary Institutions within the country as at 2017/2018 Academic Session;
• For scholarship award, applicants must have at least Second Class Upper Division (or its equivalent);
• Postgraduates and students who are currently in the Nigerian Law School are also eligible to apply;
• Special waiver/consideration will be given to applicants currently undergoing courses of interest to the Commission, which in include: Engineering, Medicine & Surgery, Medical Engineering, Physiotherapy, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Nursing, Midwifery, Medical Laboratory, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Architecture, Quantity Surveying, Geology/Geophysics, Computer Engineering. All other courses not listed above will be qualified for bursary award only; Part-time/sandwich, Pre-degree, NTI, Certificate/Diploma students and others from institutions not accredited by relevant government agency are not qualified; No change of Bank details will be entertained after submission of application.

  Method of Application

  Every application for the OSOPADEC Bursary and Scholarship online registration must be accompanied with the following documents:

  • One recent Passport photograph;

  • Evidence of Local Government Area of Origin;

  • Admission Letter;

  • School fees receipts (2017/2018 Academic Session);

  • Student identity Card;

  • Evidence of Membership of either NAIS or FELGOS, and

  • JAMB Registration Slip (where applicable)

  APPLY HERE OFFICIAL LINK

  Scholarship Application Deadline: May 21st, 2019

The Addax Petroleum Development(Nigerian) Limited (APDNL) Joint Venture in pursuance of its Corporate Social Responsibility invites suitably qualified applicants for its 2018/2019 Session Tertiary Scholarship Scheme.

Eligibility Criteria

To qualify for consideration, applicantsMUSTbe:

• Registered Full TIME undergraduates in Nigerian Tertiary Institutions
• Certified 100 level students at the time of application (Only students admitted in 2018/2019 academic session)
• For OND students, the award will be for 2 years only

NOTE:The following categories of studentsshould not apply:

• 200 level students and above
• HND students
• Current beneficiaries of similar Awards from other Companies and Agencies

Only Indigenes of APDNL Host Communities in Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Imo States SHOULD apply for the Host Communities Merit Award.

NOTE:The aptitude test will take place at designated centers to be communicated to applicants on a later dateand applicants are to fully bear the cost of transportation to and from Aptitude test centres.

Method of Application:

1. Before you start this application, ensure you have clearly scanned copies of the following documents

• Passport photograph with white background not more than 3 months old (450px by 450px not more than 200kb)
• School ID Card
• Olevel Certificate
• Admission Letter
• Birth Certificate
• Proof of Local Government Area of Origin
• Letter from Community Leader (Only Applicants forHost Communities Merit Award)
• JAMB Result

2. Ensure the documents are named according to what they represent to avoid mixing up documents during upload
3. Ensure you attach the appropriate documents when asked to upload
4.Ensure to provide valid Email and Phone Contact for effective communication

To apply, follow the steps below:
1. Click on Apply Now tab.
2. Click on Register Now to create an account.
3. Proceed to your email box to activate your account
4. Click on www.scholastica.ng/schemes/addaxscholarship to return to Scholarship site
5. Enter your registered email and password to upload your information.
6. Enter your personal information, National Identification Number (if available),educational information, other information and upload required scanned documents.
7. Ensure the name used in application matches the names on all documentation in same order. Upload a sworn affidavit or certificate if otherwise.
8. Ensure you view all documents after uploading, to eliminate errors during uploading.
9. When asked to upload photo, a passport photograph with a white background is preferable.
10. Re check application information to avoid errors
11. Click Apply Now to submit information
12. You will receive an email and an sms that confirms your application was successful.
13. Return to www.scholastica.ng, enter your Email and Password to download your profile and proceed to have your Head of Department sign the document.
14. Upload a scanned copy of the signed profile, this would be used for verification.
15. If National Identification Number (NIN) number was not available in step 6, to obtain your National Identification Number (NIN)

• Visit http://ninenrol.gov.ng to register and learn more about the National Identity Number
• Click Create Account and fill in the required fields
• Login with Email and Password to complete the form
• After completion, schedule a date for photo and finger print capture
• Visit any of the capture centres www.nimc.gov.ng to complete the registration process and obtain your National Identity Number
• You can also do your total registration at the NIMC office

16. Return to www.scholastica.ng/schemes/addaxscholarship and update application with National Identification Number (NIN) to ensure completion

Note:
Multiple applications attract a disqualification penalty from the Scholarship Board
Obtaining NIN is not compulsory in order to complete your application

The application deadline is strictly 26th May, 2019. Students are encouraged to submit their applications well in advance of the deadline.

OFFICIAL LINK

Source: Scholarships And Aid

Manchester City defeated Leicester City 1-0 on Monday to regain the Premier League leadership from Liverpool and stretch the title race to the final day of the season on Sunday.

City scraped the win, thanks to an incredible second-half goal by Vincent Kompany, which broke Leicester Citys resistance at Etihad Stadium, in a match watched by an estimated 54,506 people.

After Liverpool bounced to the top of the league table on Saturday after beating a stubborn Newcastle United, City badly needed a win to regain the top of the table.

Man Citys first clear opening came on 32 minutes when Sergio Agueros header was brilliantly clawed off the line by Leicester goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel after it hit the woodwork.

Ilkay Gundogan twice went close either side of half-time, before Leroy Sanes introduction gave fresh impetus to the defending champions.

Aguero was denied superbly by Schmeichel again before Kompany hammered a 25-yard shot into the top corner on 70 minutes.

Former Man City striker Kelechi Iheanacho spurned a great opportunity to level for Leicester, but Man City held on to go top on 95 points, one point above Liverpool with one match left.

Leicester City stay ninth on 51 points.

Manchester City would next meet Brighton

By Ifeanyi Nwoko

After 20 years in the senate, the immediate past president of the Senate, David Mark will on Tuesday embark on a Thank you tour to his Benue South Senatorial zone.

A statement issued by Paul Mumeh, Media Assistant to Mark said that the tour is to appreciate his people for the trust and confidence reposed on him for 20 years in the upper legislative house.

Senator Mark who was first elected Senator in 1999 under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has served 4 terms of 20 years within which he served as President of the Senate for 8 years.

He is billed to meet the traditional rulers, politicians across party lines and all stakeholders in the nine local government areas making the Benue South Senatorial zone.

Senator Mark and his successor Comrade Abba Moro will flag off the tour from Agatu local government area and move to Apa Local government council on Tuesday.

The team will visit Ado and Okpokwu local governments on Wednesday as well as Oju and Obi local governments on Thursday.

It will be Ogbadibo and Ohimini local governments turn on Friday while the grand finale will be in Otukpo local government on Saturday.

The programme will be climaxed with a thanksgiving Church service on Sunday, May 12, 2019 at St. Augustine Catholic Church, Otukpo.

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State is expected to be the Special Guest of Honour at the thanksgiving mass.

Source: NAN

Tanzania has reinstated 4,160 public servants out of 9,900 who the government sacked in 2017 over fake academic credentials.

Mary Mwanjelwa, the Deputy Minister of State in the Presidents Office responsible for Public Service and Good Governance said the 4,160 public servants were recalled after it was established that they were wrongly sacked.

Mwanjelwa told the House in the capital Dodoma that the decision to recall the public servants and reinstate them on the public payroll system came after the government received complaints from them and other sources over unfair treatment when verifying the academic credentials.

We made a close follow-up over the matter, and we found that 4,160 servants were removed from the payroll system by error, said the official.

Some 3,057 civil servants out of that number were employed at the village and ward levels, Mwanjelwa said in her response to a question by Musoma Urban Member of Parliament, Vedastus Manyinyi.

In April 2017, Tanzanian President John Magufuli ordered the immediate dismissal of more than 9,900 civil servants after a nationwide verification of academic credentials uncovered workers with forged school and college certificates.

The crackdown on fake degree holders came after another purge launched in March 2016 discovered more than 19,700 ghost workers on the countrys public sector payroll.

Tanzania spends more than 260 million dollars per month to pay civil servants salaries.
The government believes the public wage bill was bloated, with more than 550,000 civil servants at national and local levels.

Similarly, Tanzanian authorities on Monday said they were working hard to control a further spread of dengue fever which has killed two people as confirmed cases rose from 307 in April to 1,122 by last week.

Its unfortunate that two people have been killed by the disease.

Authorities are working hard to make sure that there are no more deaths and the number of cases does not rise, Ummy Mwalimu, the Minister for Health, said.

Mwalimu said most of the cases were confirmed in Dar es Salaams municipalities of Ilala, Temeke, Kinondoni and Ubungo followed by Tanga region and one case has been reported in Singida region in central Tanzania.

She said Dar es Salaam authorities had formed a special committee dealing with raising awareness of the disease, setting up laboratories and treatment to affected people.

The challenge we are facing is scarcity of facilities for testing the disease, said Mwalimu, appealing to members of the public to reinforce cleanliness in their areas, including fumigating water pools that were breeding grounds for mosquitoes.

On April 11, the Deputy Minister for Health, Faustine Ndugulile, confirmed the outbreak of dengue fever with a total of 307 cases in Dar es Salaam and Tanga regions.

Symptoms of dengue fever typically begin three to 14 days after infection, which may include a high fever, headache, vomiting, muscle and joint pains, and a characteristic skin rash.

Source: NAN

Piqued by the supposed detention of Sen. Ademola Adeleke, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the action and called for his immediate and unconditional release.

The Governorship Candidate of PDP in Osun, according to the party was arrested by the police in Abuja.

The Party National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, made the call at a press conference on Monday in Abuja.

Ologbondiyan condemned the arrest, describing it as unconstitutional, provocative and part of the plot by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to stall his tribunal case.

He described the arrest as total disregard for the extant order of the an Osun State High Court, Ikirun, issued on Monday, restraining the police or its agents from arresting and detaining him.

He said that the court restrained the police from arresting Adeleke on account of statement of result and testimonial duly issued by Ede Muslim Grammar School, Ede, pending the determination of the originating summons pending in the court.

He said that the police, however, arrested Adeleke, representing Osun West Senatorial District, on the guise of an invitation despite the direct orders of the state court.

He said that Adeleke, as a law-abiding citizen, honoured an invitation by the police only for him to be arrested and detained in a facility in Maitama, in direct affront to the order of the State High Court.

The arrest and detention of Senator Adeleke is a direct act of violence against our laws, the institution of the judiciary and the 1999 Constitution (as amended).

This is part of the grand plot by the APC to coerce Adeleke to relinquish the mandate that was freely given to him by the people of Osun state, which was further established by the election petition tribunal.

The plot is to drag Adeleke before an ostensibly compromised magistrate court, over the same issues of alleged forged school testimonial that is already before the Federal High Court.

This is with a view to using such corridor to secure a stampeded trial and hurried conviction, and put him out of circulation, over trump-up charges.

Ologbondiyan said that any arraignment of Adeleke in a magistrate court, for a matter already being heard by the Federal High Court, was a calculated plot to cause crisis in the judicial system, enmesh the matter in unnecessary controversy as a pathway to truncate the course of justice in his matter.

The PDP therefore demands forthwith, the immediate and unconditional release of Adeleke by the police.

This demand is predicated on fears already in the public space that there are plots by certain elements to poison him in detention.

Ologbondiyan urged those behind plot against Adeleke to retrace their steps and allow the people of Osun State to move ahead with their preferred governor.

Nothing, not even these heinous plots, will subvert this reality.

Adeleke is currently facing trial on seven counts amended charges bordering on examination malpractice before an Abuja Federal High Court.

Adeleke was first arraigned by the Federal Government in September 2018 on four counts bordering on examination malpractice, along with his brother, Sikiru Adeleke and three others.

The dancing senator is reported to have been arrested by the police in Abuja.

The senator was arraigned in a Federal High Court in Abuja where he was granted permission to travel to the United States on health grounds.

Source: NAN

By Lizzy Okoji

Ms Maria Espinosa, President of the United Nations General Assembly arrived Abuja on Monday on a working visit to Nigeria, stating that addressing the challenges in Africa was a priority of the UN.

Espinosa said that Africa was at the forefront of global development and her visit to the region for the second time as 73rd President of the UNGA indicates the interest of the UN in Africa.

She said that in the course of her visit, she would be meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Women and Social Development to discuss strengthening bilateral ties.

It is an honor to meet ministers and the President and strengthen the relationships between Nigeria and the United Nations.

Basically, we are going to discuss the main challenges of Nigeria and the need to address the issues of Peace and security together with the challenges of development and environmental protection.

I think that Nigeria has shown a great example and leadership in putting together these factors; climate change, environmental protection, peace and security.

When I was elected President of the General Assembly, I promised to pay special attention to Africa and this is my second visit to Africa and I hope more will continue before I leave.

Africa is at the forefront of the future of development and my presence here has shown how much Africa is important to the United Nations, Espinosa said.

She said that her visit to Nigeria was timely with the next President of the UN General Assembly most likely to be Nigerian as they were already in the midst of a transition.

Espinosas tenure as 73rd president of the UN General Assembly would come to an end in September.

Espinosa who arrived at 7.15 p.m was received at the Presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport by Edward Kallon, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator to Nigeria.

Source: NAN