By Joseph Erunke
THE federal government, Tuesday,said a total of 30,000 scholars in the country have so far benefited from the Commonwealth Scholarship between 1959 and now.
Majority of the beneficiaries, according to the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu,who disclosed this, made significant contributions to Nigeria’s development.
The minister spoke at the opening ceremony of the 2021/2022 nomination Interview for Commonwealth Scholarships and Fellowship Plan,CSFP, in Abuja.
Speaking through his representative and Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Arc. Sonny Echono, Adamu noted that the award of scholarship would be strictly guided by the criteria set by the Commission with high priority to relevance to national development.
He noted that the Commonwealth selection criteria give high priority to applicants that demonstrate the strongest relevance to national development.
Adamu who was represented by the permanent secretary of the ministry, Arch Sonny Echono, said since the inception of the scholarship award in 1959, more than 30,000 scholars have benefited and majority of the award holders from Nigeria have returned to make significant contributions to the development of the nation, mostly in the tertiary institutions.
“To this end, the Commission’s mandatory regulation for scholars is to acquire the requisite knowledge as well as skills, and return to their respective home countries at the end of the award period to make meaningful impact in their various fields of study to achieve multiplier effect,” he said.
FG flags off 2021/2022 Commonwealth scholarship nomination interview FG flags off 2021/2022 Commonwealth scholarship nomination interview
• Says over 30,000 Nigerians benefitted from scholarship
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The Federal Government, on Tuesday, flagged off the 2021/2022 nomination interview for Commonwealth Scholarships and Fellowship Plan (CSFP).
Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, speaking at the flag-off ceremony in Abuja, disclosed that more than 30,000 Nigerians have so far benefitted from the Commonwealth scholarships award, with the majority of the award holders making significant contributions to the development of the nation.
At least more than 350 candidates applied through the Electronic Application System (EAS) for this year’s scholarships.
Adamu who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Arc Sonny Echono, told the candidates that applications would be graded based on academic merit, quality of research proposal and developmen