Nigeria, Jan. 13 -- The Australia Awards Africa has announced the opening of opportunities to Africans who are aged 25 to 55 years to access postgraduate education and professional development training from some of the Australian universities, a statement discloses.

The programme is one of the platforms through which the Australian Government extends its developmental assistance to Africa.

According to information on the Australia Award Website, the objective of the awards is stemmed from the need for Africa - especially sub-Saharan Africa - to address various sectoral challenges which continue to limit socioeconomic growth and development.

Some of the major contributors to sustainable growth and development of the region as identified...