FG Approves N400M For Nigerian Students On Nigerian Government Scholarships Abroad

The Federal Government has approved N400 million for the payment of upkeep allowances of Nigerian students on foreign scholarships.

The acting Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Hindatu Abdullahi, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday.

Ms. Abdullahi attributed the delay to non-release of capital allowance and the change in government which delayed the release of capital allocation for 2015.
She explained that the upkeep allowance of the scholars did not come as overhead allocation but capital allocation.

According to her, the allowance payable to the scholars outside the country is from January to December and it is calculated and captured in the budget every year.
She said the plight of the students was being taken seriously, adding that “we just have an approval of about N400 million, we are now working with the Federal Ministry of Finance to obtain it.

“After that, we will head to the Budget Office and the Central Bank of Nigeria to ensure that the money is remitted as soon as possible to the missions.
“In terms of the paper work, we have concluded; we want to pay something so that their hardship will be minimised.
Ms. Abdullahi said the entitlements were being worked out from January to December, adding that in 2014, the students got all allowances for the year between July and August.


“Whenever we receive capital allocation in the ministry, we work out the scholarship money and pay into CBN.
“CBN will now remit same in line with the information we have given them; it will remit to embassies which will remit to the scholars.
The acting permanent secretary said that if there was any delay in the release of capital allocation, it would affect scholars’ upkeep allowances.

(NAN)

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Posted: at 4-09-2015 08:55 AM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Noted but they try and publish d names of d students and wat they worth so we all we kn how d money is disburse. its abt time. Dis abrakadabra shld stop. We all take accounts so dat wen corruption is played, we will kn and together foght against it.

Posted: at 4-09-2015 09:01 AM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero

thats a nice move if it will be followed through and not just a facade

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Posted: at 4-09-2015 09:38 AM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Rubbish..what about those ones here in nigeria schooling,even graduates in search of job???

Posted: at 4-09-2015 09:41 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Arrant Nonsense!

Posted: at 4-09-2015 10:21 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Good work.... keep it up

Posted: at 4-09-2015 10:32 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

those students abrod to should study hard and not take it for granted

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Posted: at 4-09-2015 10:45 AM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Hope my school is among i spend five hundred thousand every year

Posted: at 4-09-2015 11:07 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

thats good, i hope the plan will not be highjacked

Posted: at 4-09-2015 11:45 AM (8 years ago) | Upcoming

Hahahaha! Politicxguru has been strip again. From 1213 points to 138. Now is is at number 10 or 8. Hahahaha. Nice one naijapals. Current comment from current news only.

Posted: at 4-09-2015 12:07 PM (8 years ago) | Hero