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Saturday, December 11, 2021
Dozens feared dead as tornadoes rock in Kentucky
Several people have been confirmed dead as deadly tornadoes stormed through the city of Kentucky in the United States, leaving in its wake serious damage to structures.
Police said in a statement the storms unleashed devastating tornadoes late Friday and early Saturday across parts of the central and southern US including Kentucky.
The Governor of Kentucky, Andy Beshear, said at a media briefing the death toll would exceed 50 after “one of the toughest nights in the state’s history.”
More than 30 tornadoes have been reported in at least six states with a stretch of more than 200 miles from Arkansas to Kentucky might have been hit by one violent long-track twister, meteorologists said.
Among the most significant damage was an occupied candle factory in Kentucky, an Amazon warehouse in western Illinois, and a nursing home in Arkansas, killing people at each site and leaving responders scrambling to rescue others.
According to Beshear, the extent of destruction will not be known fully for hours, but video emerging from those three states alone showed flattened buildings, overturned vehicles and workers scouring rubble for trapped people as a result of breathtaking damage in some areas.
He said: “We believe our death toll from this event will exceed 50 Kentuckians, probably end up closer to 70 to 100 lost lives.”
“This will be one of the most significant, the most extensive disasters that Kentucky has faced,” Kentucky emergency management director Michael Dossett said, adding this was ‘one of the darkest days in the state’s history.”
The 9 best scholarship search engines
What are scholarship search engines?
College scholarship search engines, sometimes called scholarship finders, are databases that college students can use to find scholarships and grants. This helps students afford tuition without needing to rely on student loans.
Depending on your situation, you may be able to find scholarships based on your financial need, merits, community service, heritage, gender, orientation and life experience. Some also benefit students who engage in unique hobbies, like duck calling.
9 best college scholarship search engines
College students can get access to millions of scholarships at their fingertips. Here are some of the best scholarship websites to assist you in your search:
With Scholarships.com, you’ll get a comprehensive database of 3.7 million scholarships worth roughly $19 billion in financial aid. You can search the website’s directory without a profile, but you’ll need to create one to find out if you qualify.
To create a profile, you’ll need to share your current year in school, birthdate, ZIP code and email address. Once you’re in, you can search for and get matched with scholarships based on your eligibility and interest.
Scholarships.com also provides information about student loans and other resources and can even search for colleges if you’re not sure yet where you want to attend.
2. Fastweb
The Fastweb database includes 1.5 million scholarships worth more than $3.4 billion. Once you create an account, you can log in and discover matches based on the information you’ve shared. The scholarship finder even allows parents to create separate accounts.
If you can’t get enough funds to pay all of your educational expenses, Fastweb can also connect you with one of nearly 10,000 part-time jobs, as well as internships. You can also search for deals and promotions that top retailers offer to college students.
The website also provides a college search function and lists resources about other forms of financial aid and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid for college students and their parents.
3. Cappex
Cappex claims to have more than $11 billion worth of scholarship options available. Before you sign up, you can search the directory based on deadline, ZIP code, gender, ethnicity, school year and other traits. You can even weed out lower-paying scholarships by setting a minimum dollar amount for your search.
In order to apply for a scholarship, you’ll need to create an account, which requires some information about yourself.
College scholarship search engines, sometimes called scholarship finders, are databases that college students can use to find scholarships and grants. This helps students afford tuition without needing to rely on student loans.
Depending on your situation, you may be able to find scholarships based on your financial need, merits, community service, heritage, gender, orientation and life experience. Some also benefit students who engage in unique hobbies, like duck calling.
9 best college scholarship search engines
College students can get access to millions of scholarships at their fingertips. Here are some of the best scholarship websites to assist you in your search:
- Scholarships.com.
- Fastweb.
- Cappex.
- Niche.
- Chegg.
- Peterson’s.
- Unigo.
- Scholly.
- ScholarshipOwl.
With Scholarships.com, you’ll get a comprehensive database of 3.7 million scholarships worth roughly $19 billion in financial aid. You can search the website’s directory without a profile, but you’ll need to create one to find out if you qualify.
To create a profile, you’ll need to share your current year in school, birthdate, ZIP code and email address. Once you’re in, you can search for and get matched with scholarships based on your eligibility and interest.
Scholarships.com also provides information about student loans and other resources and can even search for colleges if you’re not sure yet where you want to attend.
2. Fastweb
The Fastweb database includes 1.5 million scholarships worth more than $3.4 billion. Once you create an account, you can log in and discover matches based on the information you’ve shared. The scholarship finder even allows parents to create separate accounts.
If you can’t get enough funds to pay all of your educational expenses, Fastweb can also connect you with one of nearly 10,000 part-time jobs, as well as internships. You can also search for deals and promotions that top retailers offer to college students.
The website also provides a college search function and lists resources about other forms of financial aid and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid for college students and their parents.
3. Cappex
Cappex claims to have more than $11 billion worth of scholarship options available. Before you sign up, you can search the directory based on deadline, ZIP code, gender, ethnicity, school year and other traits. You can even weed out lower-paying scholarships by setting a minimum dollar amount for your search.
In order to apply for a scholarship, you’ll need to create an account, which requires some information about yourself.
Cappex also provides resources to help you find your major, learn about transferring to a different school, get financial aid and more.
4. Niche
The Niche scholarship finder is unique in that it rewards you simply for opening an account. As soon as you complete the process, you’ll be entered to win a $2,000 scholarship that doesn’t require an essay. Just provide your name, birthdate, email address and year in school.
Scholarship categories are broken down into new or popular scholarships, aid based on your state or major, scholarships for minorities and more.
Students and parents can also search for colleges, including graduate school, based on specialties, test scores, college type, student body size, acceptance rate and religious affiliation.
5. Chegg
Chegg primarily offers textbooks, flashcards and other study resources for college students, but it also has a scholarship finder that lists over 25,000 options. On a basic level, you can look for matches based on your school year, your age and your GPA.
If you want to narrow down the selection of matches even more, you can create an account and complete your profile.
The website also allows you to explore colleges and search for internships out of a database of more than 75,000 opportunities.
6. Peterson’s
Peterson’s is another scholarship website that boasts a huge selection, housing over $10 billion in private financial aid. It also offers a scholarship of its own called the World’s Easiest Scholarship, which is worth $2,500.
In addition to scholarships, you can also search for grants, fellowships, forgivable loans and other prizes. However, if you want to get the details of the options you’re looking for, you’ll need to create an account, which requires many of the same details as some of the other best scholarship websites.
Peterson’s can also help you find a graduate school and get assistance with test prep — both to get into college or a graduate program and to enter various career paths. It also has resources for military members, adult learners, transfer students and international students.
7. Unigo
In addition to a database of more than 3.6 million scholarships and grants, Unigo offers 14 of its own scholarships to help college students pay for school.
You can get information about the various scholarships that are available and even save your answers to essay questions so you can get through applications more quickly and avoid having to rewrite the same essays over and over again.
Unigo also offers resources to help you find a college, learn about student loans, get ready for your college years and more.
8. Scholly
Scholly charges a subscription fee at different tiers:
$4.99 for one month.
$24.99 for six months.
$34.99 for a full year.
Scholly uses artificial intelligence to provide scholarship matches and prioritizes them based on which ones you’re best qualified for. The platform also gives users access to exclusive scholarships that aren’t available anywhere else, so there’s less competition.
$4.99 for one month.
$24.99 for six months.
$34.99 for a full year.
Scholly uses artificial intelligence to provide scholarship matches and prioritizes them based on which ones you’re best qualified for. The platform also gives users access to exclusive scholarships that aren’t available anywhere else, so there’s less competition.
9. ScholarshipOwl
Another paid scholarship finder, ScholarshipOwl, offers a seven-day free trial, then charges $20 per month or $120 per year. The website makes up for the cost by streamlining the application process, making it easier and faster to apply for scholarships. The more applications you can submit, the better your chances of getting the aid you need.
ScholarshipOwl provides several other services, including a long list of exclusive student discounts for its users, essay-writing assistance, webinars and automatic reapplications for recurring scholarships.
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78 Nigerian students arrive Russia on Scholarship — Embassy
Seventy-eight Nigerians on scholarship to study various courses have arrived in Russia, the Nigerian Embassy in Moscow has said.
The scholars are to be trained in different areas of specialisation, such as general medicine, aeronautic engineering, chemical technology, nuclear physics and technology, mechatronics and robotics, nanotechnology and microsystems engineering.
The students, who are part of the second batch of the 2020/2021 academic year scholarship under the Russia-Nigeria Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA), arrived Vnukovo International airport, on December 6, a statement issued by the Embassy said.
“The thirty-two (32) scholars, accompanied by two (2) officials of the Federal Scholarship Board (FSB) were received by officials of Nigerian Embassy, Moscow.
“The first set of forty-six (46) students had earlier arrived on November 22, 2021, accompanied by officials of the Federal Scholarships Board (FSB), Abuja.
“The students are currently undergoing mandatory language courses at the various universities in Russia,” the statement said.
It said that the scholars are to be trained in different areas of specialisation, such as general medicine, aeronautic engineering, chemical technology, nuclear physics and technology, mechatronics and robotics, nanotechnology and microsystems engineering.
The statement noted that Russia has continually maintained excellent bilateral relations with the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and it has since, during the Soviet era, extended several scholarship opportunities for the training of Nigerian professionals in different fields.
“Every year, over eighty-five (85) Nigerian students are awarded scholarships to study in Russia.
“The number keeps on increasing yearly. In 2021, over one hundred Nigerian scholarship students, currently studying virtually, are scheduled to arrive before the end of the year,” it said.
Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Truck driver in police custody over death of Lagos school children
The driver of the articulated truck that killed some students at Grammar School, Ojodu-Berger, Lagos has been arrested.
Adekunle Ajisebutu, the Lagos police spokesperson, confirmed in a statement that the “erring driver is in police custody.”
Mr Ajisebutu said about eight students were injured in the incident and have been taken to the hospital for treatment.
“Details about number of death still sketchy,” he said.
Witnesses, however, said at least 13 of the school children were killed after the articulated truck suffered ran into the students at Grammar School Bus stop.
Mr Ajisebutu, a Chief Superintendent of Police, said after the arrest of the truck driver, students attacked the Ojodu Police Station in an attempt to carry out jungle justice on the arrested suspect.
“In the process, the rampaging students destroyed some vehicles parked at the Police Station. The violent students and hoodlums who joined them were dispersed professionally.
“However, normalcy has been restored. Investigation into the fatal motor/pedestrians accident has since commenced,” the police said.
Agencies distance officials
Reacting to the incident, Olumide Filade, the spokesperson of the Lagos State Transport Management Agency (LASTMA), said officials of the agency were not at the axis at the time of the incident as against what was speculated.
Omicron travel ban: Nigeria Governors call on WHO to set uniform standards
Following Canada and the UK’s travel ban on Nigeria after recording three Omicron variant cases of COVID-19, the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has called on the World Health Organization (WHO) to intervene by setting uniform standards that are acceptable to all for banning countries across the globe.
This is even as the body described as precipitate, unfair and discriminatory Canada and UK’s inclusion of Nigeria among the Omicron present countries which must stay away from their shores.
NGF Chairman and Governor of Ekiti State Kayode Fayemi, in a statement he personally signed, drew the attention of the WHO to what the governors called, arbitrary stigmatisation that is caused by the recent banning of countries from visitation based on omicron spread.
Three cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus were detected in Nigeria on December 1.
According to the NGF, “Omicron still remains relatively unknown globally as it is not yet clear whether it is more transmissible from person to person compared to other variants including Delta.
“It is very discouraging to note that there are several countries that have reported cases of Omicron similar to or higher than Nigeria’s, that have not been banned from entry to the UK and/Canada.
“Confirmed Omicron cases as at December 3rd, across some countries are: Nigeria (3 ); Australia (7); Brazil (3); Germany (9) Israel(4); Italy (9) and Netherlands(16). There is also no evidence that harsh, blanket travel bans will protect the countries that impose them.
“It is ironical that this ban comes at a time when the DG of the WHO, Tedros Ghebreyesus, has advised that “rational proportional risk reduction measures” be taken by countries such as screening passengers prior to departure and/or upon arrival in a country, or enforcing a quarantine period.
“The NGF therefore urges the WHO to intervene in this matter by setting uniform standards that are acceptable to all for banning countries across the globe.
“As we know, vaccine hesitancy is quite high and for many reasons including disruptive announcements like this which could exacerbate distrust of the vaccine and heighten hesitancy.
“World leaders and stakeholders in the West need to remember that with the COVID-19 pandemic, until everyone is free, no one is free. Variants will continue to appear and spread across the globe as long as global herd immunity has not been achieved.
“We call on countries to be guided by science and fairness in setting the criteria for updating their red list. We encourage both public and private stakeholders to continue to support vaccination efforts and address hesitancy. We encourage Nigerians not to be discouraged and to get vaccinated as soon as possible.
“As a platform for the 36 democratically elected governors of the country, the NGF believes it reserves the right to speak for its people. Besides, the NGF was proactive and ahead in the Polio eradication program in Nigeria, in the country’s response to the Ebola virus, and lately in the response against the corona virus pandemic.
“Finally, health is one of the core mandate areas of the NGF and has remained an item on its meeting agenda in the past several months.”
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