NHEF Annual Scholarship Essay Competition opens February 8th, 2016

January 19, 2025

Applications Now Open for the 2025 NHEF Scholars Program!

The Nigeria Higher Education Foundation (NHEF) is excited to announce the launch of the 2025 NHEF Scholars Program! This program is designed to empower talented Nigerian students with the skills, experiences, and networks needed to excel as leaders and professionals. The NHEF Scholars Program identifies exceptional students in their penultimate year and equips them with...

August 1, 2019

2019 NHEF Benefit Gala & Awards Ceremony

The NHEF Gala commemorates the efforts of trailblazing Nigerians and friends of Nigeria, who have contributed to the country’s prosperity both at home and abroad. We believe that in recognizing these outstanding achievements we are reshaping Nigeria’s image on the global stage and changing the narrative on what it means to be Nigerian. Through

January 29, 2018

NHEF Scholars Spotlight – Al-Amin Bugaje (NHEF Scholar ’16)

Al-Amin Bugaje (NHEF Scholar ’16) emerged as best student at Ahmadu Bello University with a GPA of 4.93 for the 2016/2017 session. He graduated from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering with the highest ever recorded GPA the school has every recorded in the school’ s 55-year of existence. During the convocation ceremony, the Group Managing