FG to review foreign scholarships, focus on Nigerian schools — Minister

The Federal Government of Nigeria is reviewing its foreign scholarship and bilateral education arrangements to eliminate unnecessary expenditure and redirect public resources towards strengthening Nigerian tertiary institutions, according to the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa. The government is no longer justifying spending scarce public funds on students studying programmes that are already available in Nigerian universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education.

The review of the overseas scholarship arrangements is driven by the need to build domestic capacity and ensure better value for public expenditure. Existing beneficiaries of the bilateral scholarship programme would continue to receive support until the completion of their studies, while new government-funded awards under the arrangement were discontinued following a review of the programme.

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