Iamoilprince:
they had better cancel it. Most people that benefitted from the scholarship were graduates from Convenant University and other private universities. Their sponsors can even afford the tuition.

Iamoilprince:
they had better cancel it. Most people that benefitted from the scholarship were graduates from Convenant University and other private universities. Their sponsors can even afford the tuition.

arafone:
we have enough universities here in Nigeria.I don't see any reason for scholarship to study abroad

The uncertainty over the presidential scholarship comes on the heels of the recent review of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) overseas scholarship scheme, due to a change in the policy direction, that include a partial or outright domestication of the scheme in Nigeria in line with the Local Content Policy of the Nigerian government.

menxer:
If you read beyond the headline, a place reads:

Pay attention to the highlighted, does it mean cancellation or investing in our education system?

Ola17:


To be honest, I'm beginning to see reasons with those clamouring for secession. What kind of evil mindset is this? It is a matter of wickedness for a section of this country to not just refuse to progress, but also doing everything to keep others down. I'm so sad right now. Finally I think we in the South shot ourselves in the foot by voting PMB.
What kind of rubbish is this?

menxer:
If you read beyond the headline, a place reads:

Pay attention to the highlighted, does it mean cancellation or investing in our education system?

cuteboy2:
Kai! What kind of change did we impose on ourselves

Cancelling education scholarship

We are in for one hell of a rough ride with these "change" people

Una neva chi chum chin

CCsurplus007:


Investing in our education system? Well, PTDF still brought out advert for foreign scholarship this year same with NITDA. They would have as well cancelled both scholarship.
China with her top rank schools( about four chinese universities are in the top 100 universities) still sends her citizens to the Usa and Canada. Infact if not for geographical spread which foreign universities adheres to, Chinese students would dominate all the universities in the USA and Canada. Even with the excellent medical program in India, the indians still sponsor her students to the Uk for medical programs.

CCsurplus007:
The question is If president Buhari can continue with PTDF and NITDA scholarship which uses quota system why is there no funds for the pressid scholarship?The fact is some people feel threatened because Pressid does not use Quota System... Too bad

speedyGonzales:
Great! best president ever! killing anything that could help poor Nigerians!

ArodeTsolaye:
The people wey i dey laugh pass na southern yorrober christians wey vote for this man. Especially the ones wey their brother or sister suppose benefit from the Pressid. Una go hear wehn!

SSpeter:
Thank you bro...I tell you, the southeast may be landlocked but if they had existed alone since 1960 they won't be at par with the present Nigeria. Same with the southwest. I studied in the southwest and met a lot of gurus. High calibre professors are you saying such intelligence will not be put into use if the southwest stand alone? The truth is I do not support the present protest and clamour for Biafra but when we are ready to move forward we need to separate from the north...

Iamoilprince:
they had better cancel it. Most people that benefitted from the scholarship were graduates from Convenant University and other private universities. Their sponsors can even afford the tuition.

CCsurplus007:


Investing in our education system? Well, PTDF still brought out advert for foreign scholarship this year same with NITDA. They would have as well cancelled both scholarship.
China with her top rank schools( about four chinese universities are in the top 100 universities) still sends her citizens to the Usa and Canada. Infact if not for geographical spread which foreign universities adheres to, Chinese students would dominate all the universities in the USA and Canada. Even with the excellent medical program in India, the indians still sponsor her students to the Uk for medical programs.

SSpeter:
Bro you are just too damaged. You are beyond redemption.

EazyMoh:
For all of you blaming the north for this rumored news here is a little clarification.
The first two years the programme was launched in 2012 no single northerner was considered eligible for the scholarship this was the time Wike held sway at the ministry of education. some law makers complained on the floor of the house and demanded that the criteria for eligibility been used made public instead of shrouding it in mystery like NNPC accounts. No any clarification was given concerning the eligibility except that it's for first class graduate. Lo and behold the same thing was repeated in 2013 when Wike was made the substantive education minister, with the list 50% Igbos, 10% Yoruba and the rest SS. That's when the concerned law makers called for the scrap of this outrageous and Insulting jamboree aimed to favor just one part of the country.
Let's be sincere to ourselves even if the south are more active in the pursuit of western education it's impossible to say for three years not a single applicant was qualified.
I support the exercise so long there is going to be some sense of fairness. BTW there are other government sponsored scholarships to apply for.

nigerianvenom:


One of friend is a beneficiary of the maiden edition or the second edition.
And hes from osun state, he is in scotland and almost rounding up. Prior to election, i asked him who he would av voted for if he were in Nigeria, he said - buhari, i then asked why and he said gej lacked d will power to fight corruption.
I laugh off.
I just sent him this link

CCsurplus007:


source: http://www.authorityngr.com/2015/11/Austerity--Presidential-scholarship-scheme-threatened/#

EazyMoh:
For all of you blaming the north for this rumored news here is a little clarification.
The first two years the programme was launched in 2012 no single northerner was considered eligible for the scholarship this was the time Wike held sway at the ministry of education. some law makers complained on the floor of the house and demanded that the criteria for eligibility been used made public instead of shrouding it in mystery like NNPC accounts. No any clarification was given concerning the eligibility except that it's for first class graduate. Lo and behold the same thing was repeated in 2013 when Wike was made the substantive education minister, with the list 50% Igbos, 10% Yoruba and the rest SS. That's when the concerned law makers called for the scrap of this outrageous and Insulting jamboree aimed to favor just one part of the country.
Let's be sincere to ourselves even if the south are more active in the pursuit of western education it's impossible to say for three years not a single applicant was qualified.
I support the exercise so long there is going to be some sense of fairness. BTW there are other government sponsored scholarships to apply for.

Seunbukola187:
A question I would love to ask is who are those benefiting from dis so called scholarship? It has been hijacked by the politician. The rightful beneficiaries are left with nothin.

Bobbystanley:
God would punish those who voted this clueless government into power.

Posterity would judge all of you.
How can you impose an illiterate dictator who knows nothing and doesn't value education?

Jesus Christ!

CCsurplus007:


Ruqayyah Ahmed Rufa'i was the substantive minister of education for the first two editions of the pressid scholarship. Nyesom wike only supervised the third edition. For your information, the yoruba's dominated the first two editions , the Igbos only dominated in this last edition. I have the list of the three editions I can furnish you the details if you want it. Maybe you should do well to acquaint yourself well about the scheme. whipping up sentiments would do you no good. gracias.

Ola17:


To be honest, I'm beginning to see reasons with those clamouring for secession. What kind of evil mindset is this? It is a matter of wickedness for a section of this country to not just refuse to progress, but also doing everything to keep others down. I'm so sad right now. Finally I think we in the South shot ourselves in the foot by voting PMB.
What kind of rubbish is this?