Students lament delayed disbursement of scholarship funds
Federal scholarship awardees in Nigeria have decried delayed disbursement of funds, with neither payments made to 2024, 2025, and 2026 awardees nor outstanding arrears cleared for some 2022 to 2024 beneficiaries. The students have repeatedly appealed to authorities, including the Federal Ministry of Education and Finance, but efforts have yielded no concrete action.
Students in Nigerian tertiary institutions are lamenting the non-payment of their federal scholarship funds despite repeated appeals to concerned authorities. The funds have neither been disbursed to the 2024, 2025, and 2026 awardees nor released to clear outstanding arrears for some 2022 to 2024 beneficiaries. Awardees' leaders met with authorities last week, seeking swift government intervention. The Federal Scholarship Board was established to issue award letters and monitor fund disbursement. Beneficiaries, including Kabiru Datti Na Malanta and Umar Faruk Sada, have been affected, with some forced to borrow money in anticipation of the funds. The students have made several attempts to engage relevant authorities, but their complaints remain unresolved.
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