Remembering Dr. Herbert Wigwe’s Legacy

November 8, 2019

5th Annual Scholarship Essay Competition

The Nigeria Higher Education Foundation (NHEF) is pleased to announce the 5th Annual Scholarship Essay Competition. We are challenging students to think critically and strategically about change and how they can effect change in Nigeria. The 2019 Essay Topic theme is Human Capital Development. Question: “To anchor the economy over the long term, investments in infrastructure and competitiveness

February 5, 2024

2024 NHEF Scholars Program

Application for the 2024 Nigeria Higher Education Foundation (NHEF) Scholars Program is now open! Each year, the NHEF identifies talented young Nigerians from our various Partner Universities that have demonstrated strong academic excellence and well-roundedness in both professional and extracurricular pursuits and provides them with intensive career training and skill-building exercises needed to aid them in long..

October 9, 2015

NHEF hosts 2015 Awards Gala

The Nigeria Higher Education Foundation Gala honors Tom DiNapoli (54th Comptroller of the State of New York); Professor Attahiru Jega (Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission); Hakeem Belo-Osagie (Chairman of Etisalat Nigeria); and Drs. Sola and Funmi Olopade (Global Health Directors at the University of Chicago) The recently concluded NHEF Awards Gala, which saw a