The Federal Government has slashed the allowances of foreign scholars studying under the Bilateral Educational Agreement (BEA) Scholarship and currently stranded in Russia, Morocco, and Algeria, among others, by 12.7 per cent
The government, which convened its decision to the scholars through the Federal Ministry of Education (FMoE), attributed the development to the current economic crises.
Nigerian students studying in Russia, Morocco, Algeria, China, Hungary, and other countries, on the Federal Government’s scholarship, have lamented their unpaid stipends for eight months running.
The BEA scholarship is for education exchange between Nigeria and partnering countries, while the Federal Scholarship Board is supervising the scholarship under the Ministry of Education.
The government’s decision to slash the allowances was conveyed in a July 23 memo signed by the Director of the Federal Scholarship Board, H.A. Ndajiwo, on behalf of the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman.
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