The UK government is seeking to drive UK transnational education in Nigeria as a delegation visited the country in West Africa this week.

Interest in gaining qualifications overseas among Nigerian students is soaring, but affordability remains a key barrier, new research has suggested.

A consortium of universities operating under the banner of Education Hungary have embarked on an aggressive student recruitment exercise across Africa.

A trading block with more than 300 million people in Africa is working on a regional strategy to guide the implementation of Recognition of Prior Learning.

A report has called on African higher learning institutions to strengthen entrepreneurship education and training, asserting that ‘traditional’ curricula have failed to train youth to be self-employed and job creators.

An immigration consultant in South Africa has claimed that students are “increasingly” looking to go to Canada for higher education – with work permits being a key incentive.

The University of York, Kaplan International Pathways and Ashinaga Association have launched a £1.2 million scholarship scheme to benefit African students.

IDP will begin face-to-face operations in Nigeria in the next few months, after it introduced virtual student placement operations in February.