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  • Scholarship Offer for Isuikwuato Indigenes studying Law in a Nigerian University

    <SUNBIGHT>~Isuikwuato~Eke~18th February,2022 @02:48 WAT In an advertised publication which states as follows: ISUIKWUATO SCHOLARSHIP FORUM Applications are requested from University Students of Isuikwuato origin who are studying law in any of the Nigerian Universities for the “Isuikwuato Scholar” scholarship Award 2022. This Award carries a grant  of N500,000 (Five hundred thousand naira) for a selected…

  • Just In: Igbo Language to be taught in Oxford University

    <SUNBIGHT>~Oxford~Eke~18th February,2022 @02:15 WAT INFORMATION monitored by SUNBIGHT MEDIA has revealed that Igbo Language will begin to be taught at the Oxford University and will be handled by a Unizik Alumni, Emmanuel Ikechukwu Umeonyirioha. He will make history as the first Igbo lecturer at the prestigious University of Oxford. This is a welcome development and…

  • University Lecturers’ Strike Cripples Study

    <SUNBIGHT>~Ghana~Eke~11th February,2022 @ 15:30 WAT THE ongoing strike has entered its fifth week and threatens to shut down public universities. As a result, thousands of local and international students have been left stranded. Public universities in Ghana are on the verge of a shutdown in the coming weeks unless lecturers currently on strike for over…

  • Hold Buhari Responsible If We Embark On Another Strike – ASUU

    <SUNBIGHT>~Space~Eke~11th February,2022 @ 14:48 WAT ASUU said Nigerians should hold the government responsible if another industrial action hits the Universities in no distant time. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Lagos Zone, has called on Nigerians to engage the Nigerian government on issues it said are currently threatening the industrial peace in public Universities.…

  • 18-Year Old Becomes First Black Male Valedictorian at High School in Oakland

    <SUNBIGHT>~U.S.A~Eke~10th February,2022 AHMED Muhammad, an 18-year old student from Oakland, California, has made history as the first Black male to graduate as valedictorian in his school, Oakland Technical High School. Muhammad is honored with the highest academic rank in his class with a cumulative 4.73 GPA. He is also an outstanding athlete as a member…

  • Mount Everest pictured from Space

    <SUNBIGHT>~Space~NASA~Eke~13th January,2022. NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei took this breathtaking view of the Himalayas from the ISS. Then, having posted the stunning shot, he challenged his followers to find Mount Everest in it. Though it’s the world’s highest mountain at 29,000 feet, it isn’t easy to find. Imagine how tiny people are if mountains seem…

  • 18-year-old Bus Condutor in Lagos wins Chess and Mental maths competition

    <SUNBIGHT> – Diamond In The Rough: 18-year-old Bus Conductor Who Lives Under Oshodi Bridge Emerges Winner Of Chess, Mental Maths The adage that says “a book should not be judged by its cover”, has played out in the life of a bus conductor Adeoye Fawaz in Lagos. Fawaz, an 18 year old boy who works…

  • We’ve spent three years for one semester: Plateau poly students

    ■ There is a heavy presence of security operatives in Jos as the Plateau State Polytechnic students protest the postponement of exams, saying they have spent three years for one semester. A semester is less than four months. “We have spent over three years in just one semester owing to COVID-19 lockdown. But largely due…

  • BIAFRAN MILITARY HEAD THREATENS NIGERIA,DECLARES RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

    PRESS RELEASE: MUHAMMADU BUHARI SHALL BE LAST PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA TO VISIT BIAFRALAND ■ At the official handover of Authority and oath-swearing ceremony held at the BNG National Headquarters in  Nsukka Province, newly appointed Leader of the Biafran National Guard-BNG, General Innocent Orji, sincerely appreciates the confidence placed on him by the Biafran Supreme Military…

  • AGAIN?! UNIVERSITY TEACHERS STRIKE LOOMS IN NIGERIA

    UNIVERSITY LECTURERS IN NIGERIA THREATENS INDUSTRIAL ACTION ■ The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has expressed its readiness to embark on another round of industrial action due to the failure of the government to implement the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with the union in December 2020. The lecturers had called off an earlier…