The Nigeria Higher Education Foundation (NHEF) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2nd Annual Scholarship Essay Competition. This year’s competition challenged students to explore and articulate the nexus between higher education and the development of Nigeria’s economy. The Essay topics for the competition were: “The educated differ from the uneducated as much as

The Nigeria Higher Education Foundation (NHEF) is pleased to announce its 7th Annual Scholarship Essay Competition. As always, the Essay competition aims to provide a unique platform that supports critical thinking amongst university students on topical socio-economic issues that are important in Nigeria’s sustainable growth and development. This year’s competition focuses on “The CBN Naira redesign policy and its effect on the Nigerian economy & the consequence of increased brain drain on the economy”.

From July 5th to 12th, 2025, the Nigeria Higher Education Foundation (NHEF) hosted its annual Programs Orientation Week in Lagos, bringing together 158 beneficiaries including 100 scholars, 30 faculty fellows, 24 graduate doctors, and 4 university leaders from six of Nigeria’s leading universities. This year’s orientation week was designed to reflect NHEF’s deepened commitment to not only nurturing individual excellence but also fostering systemic transformation across higher education, industries, and academic leadership...