Remembering Dr. Herbert Wigwe’s Legacy

October 2, 2025

NHEF Higher Education Forum Sets New Roadmap for Sustainable University Funding in Nigeria

On Thursday, September 25, 2025, the Nigeria Higher Education Foundation (NHEF) convened global education leaders, philanthropists, and policymakers — including Nigeria’s Honourable Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, CON — alongside Nigerian university leaders at the Yale Club in New York for the 2025 NHEF Higher Education Forum....

July 31, 2019

NHEF Scholars Spotlight – Mustapha Abdullahi

Mustapha Abdullahi (NHEF Scholar ’19) and his team recently emerged as the third runner-up of the 3rd Annual Prof. Ayodele Awojobi Design Competition (PAADC) and were granted an investment portfolio of N700,000 to further develop the prototype of their idea for market entry. The PAADC which held on the 27th of July at the J.F

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..