MINISTER of Education, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, has said the Federal Government is set to sponsor 100 first class graduates for further studies abroad.

He spoke on Sunday in Kano during a media interaction and an awards ceremony.

Shekarau said the100 first class materials would be sponsored under the Special Presidential Scholarship Programme.

According to him, President Goodluck Jonathan has instructed the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) to select the best graduates and secure admissions for them to study up to doctorate level in universities abroad.

“President Jonathan instructed that best students should be screened all over the country irrespective of their locations for scholarships outside the country,” he said.

Shekarau said the first batch had been screened and would soon leave the country to study in the best 25 universities in the world.

The minister said as part of the government’s effort to provide Nigerians qualitative education some university lecturers had been sponsored for various training locally and abroad.

“The lecturers will study both within and outside Nigeria under the Tertiary Educational Trust Fund (TETFund).

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/12/fg-sponsor-100-first-class-graduates-abroad/

http://www.withinnigeria.com/2014/12/29/fg-to-sponsor-100-first-class-graduates-abroad/

Nice one, hard work pays

Princecalm:
Nice one, hard work pays

Yes ooh. i wish the govt should make education free for all. their r so many brillant youths in the street deserving to b first class chaps, yet no one is sponsoring them. GOD bless NIGEria.

Okay, GEJ is working abi?





GMB must be somewhere hating!

...................Then abandon them there abi?

Fresh air coming back ...

Give then job !

gud job @ FG,lemme quickly inform my aunty,hope this is not for campaing

Puff.. Lke they have always said. Fake strategy GEJ

Really...


What about the scholarship students languishing in penury in various parts of the world?



They shouldn't start what they obviously cannot finish.. Because the next thing we are going to hear about is how Nigerian first-class students on overseas scholarships are demonstrating over non-payment of their stipends... Then the clueless one will set up a 'high-powered committee' to look into their complaints, which will at worst, be miserly addressed.


All these last-minute propaganda won't stop us from voting Buhari into Aso rock come 2015

SAI BUHARI

Nice one.

Very nice.

Commendable.

interesting... however, we r not ignorant of the devices of the enemies of progress.the proposed scholarship scheme is only meant for those with connections.the poor ones wl be left out.Nepotism has left us where we are not suppposed to be.
besides those who are opportuned to be included are likely to be abandoned by the home government..no stipends.i hope they wl go there with a truck load of garri,yam n other food items cos hungar wl soon knock on their doors..
may God help Nigeria..

Why abroad? Why not ahome?


This leaders are putting it to our face that our higher institution is one big failed program... Shiiiiiii!

I just hope this is not one of those empty promises

is that the next line of campaign strategy for clueless one against 2015 election? it wont work Sir.... GMB and Osin till 2023

you get there and they abandon you abroad. Na today we dey hear that one?

kk front page thing

Tunji, ugo and eke get your luggages ready cos Nigeria is going bye bye

Thank God I have first class too

Gej nice one. As a Phd holder you know the value of education unlike bukohari way no get degree.
GEJ till buhari go for NYSC

That is a good move. I hope the list won't be hijacked by the same people that can afford it.

Alrigit. Next

Good development..

only if it will be free and fair selection

Nice development

After the the schooling what next? No job to come back to. No strategy,just impulsive splashing of funds here and there.

Ok,
Because we are close To Feb ba? You never did this last year, last two years, last three years, and last four years,.
Do this goverment take us as a Group of foolish people?
Abraham Lincoln said, You can fool the people sometime, but You can not fool the people all the time!
Pls, This People dont deserve To rule Us!
This People dont Deserve To Lead Us!
Only Us can bring CHANGE To Ourselves!
And CHANGE Is Here
Vote Buhari For CHANGE !!!

and they will abandon them after some time.