Thirty-two African universities competed
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The American University of Nigeria had also offered 67 scholarships to students across Nigeria during the 2016 Fall semester, which began on August 26
However, more still needs to be done to restore normalcy in this area. The insurgency remains. The insurgents still occupy a specific geographical space. They still retain the capacity for occasional deadly attacks
The reception took place at the expansive Lamido Aliyu Musdafa Commencement Hall of the American University of Nigeria, Yola, Adamawa State
The project was formally launched in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, by the AUN Founder, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and the Adamawa State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Jibrilla, at an occasion witnessed by members of the AUN community and other distinguished guests
On August 24, 2015, an unprecedented group of 485 people recorded 20 minutes of simultaneous crocheting, a bid to beat a New York City group of 426 who crocheted simultaneously for 15 minutes in 2010
Twelve new students will receive scholarships at the American University of Nigeria this fall. On August 1, altogether 168 candidates…
Ensign was cited for her leadership role in using education to promote peace, community development, and empowerment through a local platform, the Adamawa Peace Initiative, which she chairs
Since the AUN and Adamawa Peace Makers Initiative took relief materials to IDPs to Mubi and environs, the university has followed up in rallying relief materials and much needed food and aid through local organisations to families and neighbourhoods around Yola, Jimeta, Vinukuland, Sangare, Bole, Damare and every other part of Adamawa State
The girls were captured by members of Boko Haram on February 14, 2014
The 1st AUN-API International Peace & Development Conference is being promoted by the Adamawa Peacemakers Initiative (API). This is an organization of community, religious, and business leaders partnering with AUN in peace building and educational development in the conflicted northeast region
Sharafa-Yusuf, however, refused disclose to The Eagle Online the reason for leaving her job at the private international university owned by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar
Formerly at USAID as Deputy Assistant Administrator, Ambassador Simon was asked by the President to serve in the White House as Special Assistant to the President and as Senior Director for Relief, Stabilization, and Development for the National Security Council, the first to hold this post
This year, there were more than 4,000 applications from which the AUN team emerged among the best 400 and were offered a place to compete.
“Part of what qualified us, said AUN President Margee Ensign, “is our university’s development mission and commitment to fostering development in our region and the continent, together with the students’ strong, longstanding record of academic excellence and community engagement. We were actually the only Nigerian university to qualify for the competition
The award will be conferred in New York City at the St. Regis Hotel on September 25 as part of the 2nd US-Africa Trade, Investment and Exchange Forum
The AUN recently received a Presidential Citation from the American Library Association for its International Innovative Library Projects
Geoffrey will work as an Assistant Project Manager at Yankari Games Reserve in Bauchi State, promoting conservation in Nigeria
An Instructor in AUN’s Communications and Multimedia programme, Tahir is a doctoral research fellow in Mass Communication at the University of Maiduguri, his alma mater, and hopes to pursue fulltime teaching once his dissertation is completed
AUN is training young Africans to assume the leadership of their societies through a dynamic development process that is based on the enduring values of Africa’s vibrant cultures and rich past
Geoffrey’s goal is to earn a doctorate in Conservation or Environmental Science and Public Policy