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Those that fed fat from scholarship budget are not ghost. The current Mgt can fish them out and flush them from being involved any longer. This matter has lingered for too long.

sethmelia002:
What we should be praying for collectively as a group is for this issue to be resolved soonest so NDDC can proceed with our set, and also pray that there is still enough money left to mobilize us so there wont be any nonsense talk of merging our set with another set as a result of an unusual plummet in scholarship funding for the year. These guys work on a budget remember.......

Is it right to say the previous budget for this was embezzled? How will NDDC blame scholars for not traveling early/changing schools when they(NDDC) are the cause by not mobilizing them on time.The commission cant absolve itself of the problems scholars are facing.
I will join u to pray continuoslly cos its high time the financial irregularities end.
Like my brother said, we deserve better.

shophut:
What do you refer to as incompetence? Is trying to put things in order so that future scholars won't have hitches while overseas pursuing their studies or doing the same things over and over again allowing future scholars to be stranded overseas with unpaid tuitions and upkeep? Is that the incompetence you are talking about

What do you understand by the word incompetency?

Using over 12 months to solve a task that requires less of the time needed for it is called what.?

Repeating the same delay in mobilizing successful candidates which caused the issues being investigated up till now is called what?

A word is enough for the wise.

xenaaa:
A couple of us walked through Nsima Ekeres office last week Wednesday to meet with him and tell him our shared predicament.

His response " oh that, We should conclude by next week. We have been really busy. I understand schools have resumed. Nothing to worry we should be able to tidy it up before end of next. I will have the board look into it"

On Friday same week, the board convened to compile the list.... I have no word on what was resolved.

Point here is. Tales of list coming through this week is NO speculation.

Plan is if we don't see it by Friday, we will reach out again for them to tell us why.

In the meantime guys and ladies attack and fight each other less.

Channel the energies usefully.

Thank you. This will put to rest some of the troubles of speculations in here. God bless you and everyone of us consciously engaging the authorities to make things get better.

Everybody with their own sources. Which of them is credible to go with? A lot of us have been praying for the list to be released. I believe the content of the list has been settled already. Is Releasing it now a problem? Na wa.

Well, the week isn't over yet. I will hope that it will be released.

sethmelia002:
You people dont seem to understand what the word keep in view/suspension is, NDDC is trying to solve some issues and after that they will release the result. All these false updates on release today or tomorrow is becoming irritating. Everybody should exercise some patience it will come. And it will at Gods perfect timing. Jeezzzzzz!

Wow, u always amaze me. u seem to have headache for pple hoping for an early release of the list(which is already late). Don't get irritated cos ur irritating pessimistic attitude to the list being released is becoming contageous. U hv dropped ur own info 4 some pple to believe also allow others to believe what they want. Anyways na NDDC dey bring this confusion.

Y'all shld make some noise the list is ..................

sources with no "sauce"

sethmelia002:
Exactly when it is time so everybody should just do something else in the mean time

Are U a staff of NDDC? cos i dnt grab or see the sense u trying to make as tho everyone except u dat comments here is jobless. Now if u are a staff with them u need to wake up and refrain from spying here to defend that "boss" who may have sent u here to defend incompetency. If u r nt part of them,then i'll suggest u contribute positivity here. Thank U.

xenaaa:
Alright everyone! List is going to be out next week!!!!
Now pray up you make it!

Give it lastest Friday. Good luck.

Lol. Mr. Prophet.

xenaaa:
Maybe the issue is the commission giving staff slots or maybe the issue is all of us can not have someone who is willing to give us their slot.

Now I am not saying the system is void of magu magu. I am saying a little openness and rational thinking will help us to make the right judgements and fight less.

May God grant us peace of mind as we wait and hope to make it.

My dear most universities do have a percentage of admissions for their staff wards without rancour,but it doesn't stop the wards from going thru d selection process with a minimum acceptable performance from them. I believe the current management shld be aware of any perks 4 staff which shldn't affect the intergrity of the scheme so the 2017 list ought to be out.

If NDDC could at least communicate with us on this delay and the steps being taken to mitigate further problems, i think that will be more honourable and acceptable by us. Abi no be so?

sethmelia002:
.THE 2015 SET are the problem for the 2017 scholars, until those guys are sorted NDDC 2017 IS GOING NO WHERE. Whether you like it or not that is what is on ground

What has 2015 set got to do with 2017? If the management claims and can prove it that the few yet to be paid are fraudulent,then they should terminate the scholarship after a fair hearing and proper investigations,forge ahead without fear/favour and let the cabal that issued letters cater for their wards. Such impunity is like not enrolling in a school yet u bag a degree even before legitimate students.

2) As much as favouritism cannot be ruled out,the candidates must at least go through the selection process for sanity sake.

3) That Director needs cleansing & shld do a comprehensive research on scholarship and its administration.S(he) shld have their mind restructured.

Alicella:
So i discovered 2 people who weren't invited 4 the 2015 interview, but got the scholarship. Now they are also fighting to be paid and talking about corruption. They are saying nobody should be awarded in 2017 till dey are paid LooooooooL. The heart of men desperately wicked.

Wow, this is getting interesting by the day. If this is true,then those scholars shld jst shut up and dance to the music that they started. They didn't go through the process of selection and were awarded. So much arrogance and impunity.

I hope the list comes out this week. Enough of this grave silence.

shophut:
Signing the petition isn't a solution to the problem at hand now. Please don't quote me wrong. Why i am saying this is that these people don't even have access to their social media handles. Why? Because they all have PA's handling these platforms for them. Most PA's only show what they feel is useful to their bosses and delete the rest. Even their phone calls are being answered by PA's. Sometimes, the numbers don't even go through. So it is in this regard, that i am suggesting we move to a more visible platform such as the newspapers. Let us choose 5 National Dailies and publish this petition so that the whole of Nigeria can see it and react to it. That way will be faster and more result oriented

Thank you for your suggestion about using national newspapers,however all media platforms should be used in advancing this cause. We shld not be concerned about their media aids being non-chalant,the idea is to have massive publicity abt this problem.

Goodmorning All. As many of us that have taken this petition to God Almighty in our prayers over the past weeks,its time to also civily and honourably engage the relevant authorities in bringing a lasting positive solution to NDDC scholarship problems.

The negative trend of late briefing and poor management of scholars' welfare will continue if we don't speak up now. We can achieve a thousand voices if we sincerely act in unison. I humbly beg and raise our senses of human conscience not to sit on the fence on this.We owe ourselves the duty of bringing change to these problems.

Sign the petition, join the twitter campaign and let our problems be known. Thank You.

I know of a few 2016 Scholars who couldn't travel for studies because they lacked funds for travel expenses and waited in vain for the #500k to be paid which never came. Now, what happens to their appropraited scholarship funds? cos the scholarship as i'm told has time limit of abt 6months validity(not confirmed).

The priviledged scholars who left for studies by self sponsorship went without asking questions, went through hell before some of them after wailing began to receive payments. How can a scholar be paid #500k travel allowance months after when it was needed?
There's no shame in NDDC adapting and even improving on the PTDF model of scholarship administration.
We all can see that the "i don't care attitude" towards accountability will surely be disastrous if we don't stop it now.

They Shld know that, they can fool some people all the time but they cannot fool all the people all the time.

Weldone Comrades. This is a good step in the right direction. I have repeated and will still do.NDDC is well funded to run the best scholarship scheme in Nigeria,yet corruption has made it rocket science for the handlers to do a simple task.

Pls we must not be short-changed. All allowances must be demanded for. Some persons are feeding fat at the expense of scholars. It is wickedness. No sane NDDC official will allow their wards' future to be handled like this.

2017 scholarship and beyond must be administered with accountability.If U decide to be indifferent to this cause,let your conscience judge u for u may suffer even a worse fate than the current scholars are going thru.
The level & extent this cry for accountability will reach depends on all of us. The Time To Act Is Now.

Our patience is being exploited. Indeed the patient dog really dies just like 2015 scholars were patient reading that article.Being A Scholar is honourable and noble and it shld b maintained so no matter what.

I wonder why NDDC would be financially incompetent in maintaining a scholarship scheme that is more of a financial grant as the $30K yearly pay is no longer sufficient with increasing tuition and living cost yearly.

Now IOC's are developing cold feet with their interest in social community responsibility cos 3% of their annual profit is for NDDC,yet nothing substantial on ground to show for it even running scholarship is rocket science for NDDC. Recently NDDC said the FG owes it #1.8trn as contribution for 17yrs and Shell says it has remitted $31bn to NDDC.We can all reason the remittance by d rest IOCs.
It pains me as a Niger Deltan to see these and most of us including my humble self is guilty for not demanding for accountability.
"we dey inside water dey cry say soap dey enter our eyes"

adayola:
NDDC 2015 scholars write Buhari

https://www.naij.com/1124328-opinion-please-dont-lose-studentship-nddc-2015-foreign-students-beg-buhari.html

Good Riddance To Bad Rubbish(NDDC). We must continue to demand for accountability from NDDC. There has been no communication as though it is ran by darkness. Can NDDC management subject their love ones to this ill treatment of waiting aimlessly when schools are already resuming?If it has been happening so then it should change.

2017 Scholars Shine your eyes and demand accountability before u depart for studies else ur funds may be misappropraited like the previous yrs and scholars will be left hanging. Its either the scheme is well administered or completely ended cos human lives cannot be abandoned like some construction projects.
How does NDDC expect scholars to travel for studies without mobilization being paid for that. Is the scholarship for the rich who can as well fund themselves?

sparowtipsy:
U guys jux need 2chill! Y'all need2 calm down. If u like go n hang ursef dat won't mk NDDC release d list. Last yrs list ws released around october!! All dis una plenty talk won't mk it com earlier, it's der way! U guys jux acting as if d delay is a new tin wit NDDC.

Going by the 2017 application advert for no defer/course&institution change, it meant there was going to be a change on how the scheme is to be administered thus the current optimism for timely briefing.

Ovywils:
Guess you're happy about that

Padi-mi, i dey feel the dissappointment too as a prospective scholar. The wait has been daunting i must confess.

Nevertheless, what is worth doing is worth doing well. However,Releasing The List for 2017 to me wouldn't affect fixing 2015 PhD scholars' payment perhaps the authorities don't want more criticism in doing that at this time.

Let Us hope that these are resolved on time.

agongajoseph:
List will b out until 2015 scholars get paid

If this is substantial, good enough. The scheme needs to be sanitized and placed on track again so scholars hopefully in the future won't go through hardship.

More Grace to everyone demanding for accountability.

divinehand2003:
Lol
So that means 2016/2017 list will be on hold indefinitely.

Are u rejoicing at this? anyways its 2017/2018 list and not 2016/2017.

divinehand2003:
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has cancelled the 2016/2017 NITDEF Scholarship selection process owing to lack of fund. The agency said 2016/2017 NITDEF Scholarship selection process due to serious budget deficit experienced in NITDA’s 2016 budget year which the scheme was appropriated with money not released to fund the process...

Continue Reading: http://itedgenews.ng/2017/09/08/nitda-cancels-20162017-scholarship-selection-process/ #Scholarships #Scholarship

So, y d news on this thread. What point are you making?

To Whom it may concern.
PATIENCE is a virtue but becomes catastrophic when exploited wrongly.
COMMUNICATION is key to UNDERSTANDING and COMPANIONSHIP in human affairs.(NDDC currently lagging concerning this issue)

In all civil struggles it is usually advised to CONFIRM,CONSULT,CONSOLIDATE then CONFRONT.

We are all free to express our concerns at any time....
Nobody Holy Pass

@Syneger,I commend u 4 ur encouragement but also have to remind u and us all the reason NDDC was established in d first place.As an interventionist agency charged with the sole mandate of improving the lives of Niger Deltans i.e protecting her environment,developing human capacity and infrastructure and maintaining peace in the region.
Has NDDC achieved these in comparison to allocations received over the years since its establishment? Ur guess is as good as mine.
While the current management proposes to improve on the way NDDC operates, it is our collective duty to draw their attention to issues that need their response. This is not to bring them down but to raise their sense of accountability.
Oh YES NDDC is accountable to prospective scholars and current scholars. The Management are called to serve and govern with accountability.
Finally, we can't continue doing same thing and expecting a different result. WE MUST BE REASONABLE AND ACCOUNTABLE.

Donmatlock:
Comrades, can we all agree to do a social media campaign on a particular day with two or three hastags?
We tag some influencers and media handles so that this issue of NDDC results and payment delay can go viral until something done?
If we keep quiet and chat here nothing will happen.
Can we agree?

Twitter and facebook?
#nddc #nddcoss

Yes. Things must change and NDDC should be more accountable. They make the rules and break them. I jst hope this house can be united. Chatting here without progressive actions makes no meaning.