LAGOS JULY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian businessman, Gaius Chibueze, also known as Bitcoin Chief, has offered Mmesoma Ejikeme a full scholarship up to the level of a Master’s degree. Mmesoma Ejikeme had initially claimed to score 362, the highest in the 2023 UTME (Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination). This achievement garnered praise and admiration from Nigerians, including a…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian students sponsored abroad in 2018 for further studies by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) on Monday held a fresh protest over the non-release of funds for their scholarship for two years after being verified twice. The 94 scholars displayed placards with various inscriptions as they gathered in front of the…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gracefully spinning among a group of dancers clad in pink, 11-year-old Anthony Mmesoma Madu stands out in black leggings, a white turtleneck and poise beyond his years. His parents in Lagos, Nigeria’s teeming lagoon city, wanted him to become a priest. Instead, he has captivated millions with his ballet. “When I am…
LAGOS AUGUST 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Top officials of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) paid themselves scholarship grants at a time hundreds of deserving scholarship beneficiaries had not been paid for years and were stranded in different countries, a report has shown. The report by lawmakers joins the other revelations that emanated from the National Assembly’s investigation…
LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian musician, Patrick Nnaemeka Okorie, aka Patoranking, has awarded 10 Africans a full scholarship. According to reports, the 10 Africans were nominated from hundreds of applications from various young people across the continent. Patoranking took to his Instagram page to announce this on Friday. He wrote: “The Patoranking Scholars will be rewarded…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Commonwealth Secretary-General has launched a new scholarship at the King Henry VIII College in Selangor, Malaysia. One of the first recipients was 16-year-old Scot Choo, the son of a pilot who died when Malaysian plane MH17 was shot down over Ukraine in 2014. Secretary-General Patricia Scotland officially presented Scot with his…
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) was in the habit of awarding scholarships to children of politicians and their associates thereby wasting the opportunities that should have been used to develop the children of poor rural folks. The revelation was made yesterday by the acting Managing Director/Chief Executive of NDDC, Dr Joi…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Super Eagles attacker announced the humanitarian gesture after his unveiling as an ambassador for Skyline University Nigeria Nigeria captain Ahmed Musa has disclosed his intention to sponsor 100 students in Skyline University in Kano. Musa was unveiled as the University’s ambassador on Wednesday, after helping the Super Eagles to back-to-back victories…