No fewer than 84 Nigerians were at the weekend in Lagos presented with scholarship fund valued at N1 billion.

The Head of Co-operation and Culture at the French Embassy, Patrick Perez has called on government and private sector to pay more attention to the study of French language to enable unemployed Nigerian youths access job vacancies in foreign missions.

Two schools have emerged winners at the national robotic competition held in Lagos. Alofos Foundation, Surulere, Lagos and International School, Bayelsa were announced winners by the panel of judges after a stiff contest among 45 schools that registered for the competition across the country. Subsequently, the duo will represent Nigeria in Malaysia at the World Robotic Olympiad.

Against the backdrop of violence which reportedly led to the loss of no fewer than 50 students of the Federal Polytechnic Mubi, Adamawa State and the School of Health Technology, Mubi penultimate Monday, the Provost of the Federal College of Education (FCE), Yola, Adamawa State, Professor Abdul-Mumin Sa’ad has cautioned students of the institution against engaging in any form of anti-social behaviours.

Following the latest hike in tuition by authorities of the University of Nigeria, students of the federal institutionhave resorted to protests to show their displeasure over the development.