RichyBlacK:

Unfortunately, they are never given to promising students. If those scholarships meant for undergrad studies are given to promising students, there would be a transparent selection process based on merit for the target demographic. However, the reality is that those pot-bellied goons waste the scholarships on hoards of dullards who go abroad, switch courses to easy liberal studies programs (how can those empty skulls cope with more challenging programs?), party year-round and flush tons of wad down the toilet and come back to Nigeria with empty heads and too much gragra. Pathetic lowlifes!

switch courses to easy liberal studies programs (how can those empty skulls cope with more challenging programs?)

Besides, i will like to see the stats of those that has enjoyed this and what they have contributed to the Nigerian/ Lagos economy or even the development.

bawomolo:

I understand cutting medical treatments abroad but cutting scholarships?  history has shown, it's counterproductive to reduce budget deficits by cutting funding in education.  Ronald Reagan did this and we saw a rise in inner city decay of the US. Suspending scholarships is just extreme.


There's an unfair stereotype that someone who studies Sociology or Art history is intellectually inferior to someone who studies Engineering or medicine.  I guess Sigmund Freud should have studied a more challenging degree. For Nigeria to grow, we need a diverse group of intellectuals and not everyone studying to work in a bank or Oil firm.  Now of course degrees like General studies are umm questionable.

Tell your representative about the FOI act if you want this information. be active and not passive!!!!!!!!!!!!1

doyin13:

I don't understand the hoopla over cutting scholarship funding to schools abroad.

Rather the money be spent on improving the education facilities at home.

Xavier.:

What's the craze about foreign education. Can't this very intelligent, but undigent, students be granted scholarships to study in OAU, UI, UNN, ABU etc.

the article said IMMEDIATE SUSPENSION of scholarships, it's a betrayal to the kids abroad depending on the scholarship. you can gradually divert the scholarships to local schools but to suspend it immediately is just gra gra

Big B1:

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I think this is referring to only new applications.

Bamidele, who rolled out the measures adopted by the state Executive Council and Body of Permanent Secretaries, stressed that the move became necessary for all tiers of government to re-order their priorities in the light of prevalent world economic realities.

According to the commissioner, the following measures were directed to be taken by the state Executive Council:

*The immediate suspension of expenditure on frills such as gifts, T-Shirts, fez caps and other sundry public relations items.

*The suspension of non-essential international and local travels while travels considered essential must be approved by the governor.

*Running of all new foreign scholarships, although on going local and foreign scholarships will be maintained.

*Running costs of ministries, departments and agencies to be maintained at current levels, and

*The suspension of foreign medical treatment except in cases where medical treatment is not available locally.

What's the craze about foreign education. Can't this very intelligent, but undigent, students be granted scholarships to study in OAU, UI, UNN, ABU etc.

davidif:

xavier, what i am trying to say is that if the govt sponsors this kids, then they automatically have a J-1 visa which means that immediately after school, they are sent back home and no american company can hire them.

Also, education does not seem to be a priority for mr. fashola at all, he seems to be planting trees and building skyscrapers left and right instead of focusing on the fact that lagos has one of the worst public school systems in the world. All it takes is just 120 million dollars to build a world class medical school (20 for faculty and 100 for the facility) and a lot less for an engineering college but the man does not seem to be bothered about that at all. It seems that the people advising him are not innovative at all, they are just some people who live in yanki (mostly from new york or texas) and came back and wanted to bring yanki back with them without realizing how different both places are.