The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) says 197 of its scholars have received up to $5.9 million as part of an effort to support its foreign scholarship programme, DAILY TIMES gathered. This information was disclosed in a statement issued on Monday by Charles Odili, its director of corporate affairs. Recall that three weeks ago the […]
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has instituted an automatic degree scholarship for children of staff across the five geo-political zones of the country. Managing Director, FAAN, Capt. Hamisu Yadudu, who announced this at the FAAN unions 2019 conference in Lagos, said the scholarships would be for the best five who have concluded their […]
The Kebbi state government says it will take adequate care of the children of soldiers by providing them with scholarships, free healthcare services, empowerment and employment opportunities in the state. Governor Atiku Bagudu, accompanied by his wife, Dr. Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu, said this while hosting the leadership of the Nigerian Army Officers Wives Association (NAOWA). The […]
The Russian Federation is ahead of 18 other countries awarding scholarships to Nigerian students to study in their respective countries with a total award to 94 students to study in Russia for 2018/2019 academic session under the Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) with Nigeria. Deputy Director Press in the Federation Ministry of Information, Bem Goong, who […]
The Lagos State Government on Friday said it would commence the disbursement of bursaries and scholarships totaling N635.576million to a total of 8,419 students in the State tertiary institutions on December 27, 2017. In a statement by Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Mr Obafela Bank-Olemoh, the commencement of the disbursement followed the approval […]
The Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Rev. Tor Uja, has said that the commission will hold a farmers pilgrimage conference in July this year. He made this disclosure over the weekend at an official dinner in Abuja organized for the visiting Israeli Special Envoy to Africa, Mr. Gideon Behr, and the Israeli Ambassador […]
Alhaji Ladan Baba, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Coordinator in Kano, has appealed to Kano State Government to start offering permanent appointment for the best performing corps members in the state. The coordinator made the appeal during an interview with the our reporters on Friday in Kano. According to him, if the state government […]