Mr Emeka Nwajiuba, the State Minister for Education, has said
that Nigerians on scholarship abroad have been paid through their
various Embassies.
Nwajiuba said this at the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19
daily news briefing on Monday in Abuja.
He said that the money had gotten to the embassies in United
Kingdom, Russian and other countries, adding that the Nigeria
embassy in United Kingdom had confirmed receipt of payment.
“The money was paid this afternoon by the Central Bank of
Nigeria (CBN), it has finished processing all the money and forward
to appropriate countries,” he said.
He said the Nigeria embassy in Russia was yet to confirm receipt
of payment but hoped that by the end work today it should be able
to confirm payment of the students scholarship by Nigerian
government.
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a concerned parent
whose daughter was on federal government scholarship in Russia had
raised an alarm over non payment of her daughter’s money since
January.
The minister, however, promised to look into the matter, adding
that the delay could be from the COVID-19 pandemic as the CBN was
working to sort out the payment.
In another development, the minister said there was no special
provision made for persons living with disability over its online
classes, adding that all the students would have to use the same
guidelines.
The minister stated that it would use the same avenue provided
like others to take their online classes.
“The visually and hearing impaired are both special but for
others, we have to use the same avenue to teach them,” he said.
He said that at its special school for person living with
disability in Oyo town, special materials had been provided for
them that would serve as guide during the lockdown period.
Mr Emeka Nwajiuba, the State Minister for Education, has said
that Nigerians on scholarship abroad have been paid through their
various Embassies.
Nwajiuba said this at the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19
daily news briefing on Monday in Abuja.
He said that the money had gotten to the embassies in United
Kingdom, Russian and other countries, adding that the Nigeria
embassy in United Kingdom had confirmed receipt of payment.
“The money was paid this afternoon by the Central Bank of
Nigeria (CBN), it has finished processing all the money and forward
to appropriate countries,” he said.
He said the Nigeria embassy in Russia was yet to confirm receipt
of payment but hoped that by the end work today it should be able
to confirm payment of the students scholarship by Nigerian
government.
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a concerned parent
whose daughter was on federal government scholarship in Russia had
raised an alarm over non payment of her daughter’s money since
January.
The minister, however, promised to look into the matter, adding
that the delay could be from the COVID-19 pandemic as the CBN was
working to sort out the payment.
In another development, the minister said there was no special
provision made for persons living with disability over its online
classes, adding that all the students would have to use the same
guidelines.
The minister stated that it would use the same avenue provided
like others to take their online classes.
“The visually and hearing impaired are both special but for
others, we have to use the same avenue to teach them,” he said.
He said that at its special school for person living with
disability in Oyo town, special materials had been provided for
them that would serve as guide during the lockdown period.