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Houston (USA) - If you have not read Part 1 of this interesting interview with this extra-ordinary Nigerian, Shola Ajani, making a difference in the lives of fellow Nigerians, by collaborating with the Crème de la Crème of Nigeria corporate world, to woo talented Nigerians professionals in diaspora, back home to work, then, you need to read that immediately.

Most Nigerian youths are desperate to gain admission to foreign universities. But most of them, including their parents, are ignorant of factors to consider before making their choice. They have erroneously believed that money is the determinant factor.

However, an educationist, Mrs. Rose Omonubi, who has been in the UK, recruiting students for foreign universities for 11 years and the Director, Brooke House College, London, Mr. Giles Williams, said applicants should think beyond money when picking a foreign university.

The two, who spoke during an interactive session that the Avi-Cienna International College, Lagos, organized as part of the school‘s open day activities for parents, were unanimous that the ability to pay the huge tuition should be secondary.

Lagos- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines,  has announced that Nigerians will no longer be required to obtain transit visas on KLM flights from Nigeria to major destination in the world including United Kingdom (UK), United States of America (USA), Canada, Ireland, Switzerland, and Japan when traveling via Amsterdam Schipol Airport.

Lagos - Royal Dutch Airlines, KLM, has officially apologized to the 290 Nigerians whose flights were delayed for two days at the Murtala Muhammed Airport. In a statement issued by the airline’s General Manager, Ramon Delima, the Airline apologized for the communication breakdown between the airline management and the passengers.

Delima, who attributed the flight delay to a technical failure, recorded on a brand new Boeing 777-200 meant to be used for the flight, expressed his sincere apologies for the flight cancellation of flight KL588 from Lagos to Amsterdam on the 5th and 6th of June. His words, “During a routine check in Lagos of the brand new Boeing 777-200 aircraft, a technical failure was discovered. Because a spare part had to be flown in from Amsterdam , KLM had no other choice than to delay the flight to the next day. All 290 passengers were accommodated in hotels.”

Malabo - The Super Eagles of Nigeria yesterday in Malabo, improved their chances of qualifying from Group Four for the 2010 African Cup of Nations, after winning 1-0 against Equatorial Guinea, to stay firmly rooted on top of the table after three matches.

The coach Shuaibu Amodu-trained Eagles  have skipper Joseph Yobo to thank for the lone goal, which came in the fifth minute, capping up another memorable appearance for the Everton central defender, who was responsible for scoring the only goal in the 1-0 defeat of Sierra Leone a week back.