The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Nigeria: A Threatened Scheme

The National Youth Service Corps [NYSC] was a scheme set up almost immediately after the end of the Nigerian Civil War. In 1973 to be precise, to help heal the wounds of the civil war and particularly help foster national integration amongst young Nigerian school graduates. That the NYSC scheme was a novel one was… Continue reading The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Nigeria: A Threatened Scheme

Ghanaian Student Named Northern Ireland’s International Student of the Year.

A Ghanaian student at Queen’s University, Margaret Mary Nimoh, has been named Northern Ireland’s Internationalã–Student of the Year. She is studying for a PhD in Chemical Engineering and is now preparing to challenge for the title of overall International Student of the Year 2011at the national final in London next week Wednesday, 13 April. Margaret,… Continue reading Ghanaian Student Named Northern Ireland’s International Student of the Year.

Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship

Social Science Research Council The Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship (DPDF) is a strategic fellowship program designed to help graduate students in the humanities and social sciences formulate doctoral dissertation proposals that are intellectually pointed, amenable to completion in a reasonable time frame, and competitive in fellowship competitions. The Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship (DPDF) is open… Continue reading Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship