The Federal Government has described as misleading and “deliberately crafted to misinform the public,” media reports that Nigerian students on scholarship in Morocco have been abandoned.
In a statement signed by Boriowo Folasade, the Director of Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education, the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, clarified that no Nigerian student on a valid Federal Government scholarship has been abandoned.
“The Honourable Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa, has clarified that no Nigerian student on a valid Federal Government scholarship has been abandoned. All beneficiaries duly enrolled under the Bilateral Education Scholarship (BES) Programme prior to 2024 have received payments up to the 2024 budget year, in line with the Federal Government’s obligations,” the statement read.
According to the statement, no new bilateral scholarship awards were made in October 2025 or at any time thereafter.
The government noted that the documents being circulated to suggest otherwise are fake, unauthenticated, and constitute a calculated attempt to mislead the public and discredit government policy.
The Federal Government also reiterated its commitment to ensuring that students already enrolled under the previous arrangements will continue to be supported until the completion of their programmes.
The government noted that it would eliminate inefficiencies and abuses within the scholarship system, stressing that past practices that sponsored overseas training for courses already well established in Nigeria placed avoidable financial burdens on the nation.
It also reaffirmed that the ongoing reforms are therefore aimed at promoting transparency, accountability, and the prudent management of public resources.
Credit: channelstv.com
