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Following the economic hardship in Nigeria, the Federal Government has today slashed the allowances of foreign scholars who are currently stranded in Russia, Morocco, and Algeria, among others by 12.7%.
The students who are studying under the FG’s scholarship established between Nigeria and the partnering countries
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This decision is contained in a memo signed by the Director of the Federal Scholarship Board, Ndajiwo H.A., on behalf of the Minister of Education, Prof Tahir Mamman.
Even as the students are studying under the Federal Government’s Bilateral Educational Agreement Scholarship which was established for the purpose of education exchange between Nigeria and the partnering countries.
While the Federal Scholarship Board supervises the scholarship under the Federal Ministry of Education.
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