Over N3bn has been spent on 2,953 Nigerian students studying abroad under three scholarship arrangements


- The scholarship arrangements are the federal government scholarship, the Bilateral Education Agreement and the Commonwealth Scholarship scheme

- Nigeria has 20 students studying in Commonwealth countries across the world under the Commonwealth Scholarship

The federal government has spent over N3 billion on 2,953 Nigerian students studying abroad under three scholarship arrangements, namely federal government scholarship, the Bilateral Education Agreement and the Commonwealth Scholarship scheme.

The disclosure was made in Abuja by the minister of education, Adamu Adamu. The minister, who made the disclosure during a press conference noted that the government had so far spent N800 million in the current 2018/2019 academic year, Punch reports.


Legit.ng gathers that federal government scholarship is still open to Nigerians in all tertiary institutions. January 2, 2019, is the deadline for application.

According to Adamu Adamu, a total of 2000 students are presently on the federal government scholarship in various higher institutions in the country.