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Nigerian Higher Education

HESA

On today’s episode of the World of Higher Education podcast, we’re talking about Nigerian higher education. Yet, when it comes to higher education, it trails significantly. Many of the Nigerian system woes are economic in nature. You can listen to the full podcast here.

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Nigerians search for alternative destinations over UK visa restrictions & affordability

The PIE News

Nigerian students seeking international education opportunities are moving away from their traditional top choice destination of the UK, following the ban on dependant visas for families of international students. Even higher numbers are seeking study opportunities in Australia and New Zealand.

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Panelists Debate Solutions for Nigerian Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There is little doubt that education will prove crucial to the economic development of Nigeria, a country where 63% of residents live with some form of deprivation. However, exactly what needs to be done for the educational system to reach its full potential is far less certain. Panelists at the 2023 Nigeria Higher Education Forum.

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Nigeria bans degrees from five countries

The PIE News

The degrees from Benin and Togo have been used by Nigerians to acquire jobs or pursue higher education qualifications in Nigeria, depriving those with genuine papers, local media has reported. This followed revelations of fraudulently acquired academic certificates from universities in the two West African countries.

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Japa – the new trend driving Nigerians to study abroad?

The PIE News

Since borders re-opened after the pandemic, the term has been co-opted to refer to the exodus of Nigerians. In a 2021 poll , 73% of Nigerians said they would relocate with their families if the opportunity arose, and many are using international education as a way to do so. Japa” is a Yorbua word, meaning to flee or to escape.

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IFC Report: 1 in 3 Nigerian women report positive career outcomes from online learning

Coursera blog

By Kais Zribi, General Manager, Middle East and Africa at Coursera Confidence, a Nigerian data analyst and biologist, discovered the power of online learning during the pandemic. This investment in her education paid off as she recently found a job in her field of passion, genomic data science, after two years of job hunting.

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International Student Recruitment: why we shouldn’t hit the panic button just yet

HEPI

A recent report highlighted that a large part of the UK Higher Education sector had seen a decline in enrolments from both India and Nigeria in their September 2023 intakes. Such shifts appear to echo the findings from Enroly in September and would suggest that the volatility of the Nigerian market is here to stay.