Nigeria Halts Foreign Scholarships to Redirect Funding to Domestic Education
The Nigerian federal government has officially suspended funding for overseas student scholarships, redirecting the resources toward domestic educational institutions. Education officials stated the policy aims to eliminate perceived inefficiencies and strengthen local academic infrastructure.
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FG halts foreign scholarships, redirects funds home
The Federal Government is reviewing its foreign scholarship and bilateral education arrangements as part of efforts to eliminate unnecessary expenditure and redirect public resources towards strengthening Nigerian tertiary institutions, the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has said. Alausa said the government could no longer justify spending scarce public funds to send students abroad to Read More: https://punchng.com/fg-halts-foreign-scholarships-redirects-funds-home/
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Read full article →FG won’t waste funds on ‘worthless’ foreign scholarships, Alausa declares
Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has declared that the federal government will no longer spend scarce public resources on what it considers unproductive foreign scholarship programmes. The post FG won’t waste funds on ‘worthless’ foreign scholarships, Alausa declares appeared first on Vanguard News.
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