The Federal Government under President Bola Tinubu has firmly maintained that there will be no reversal of its decision to discontinue the Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) scholarship programme, ending decades of government-sponsored foreign studies for Nigerian students.Continue »
Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, described the scheme as financially wasteful and vulnerable to widespread abuse, insisting that courses previously funded abroad are now available in Nigerian institutions.
The BEA programme, which covered studies in countries including China, Russia, Morocco, Egypt, and Serbia, had seen its annual budget rise from ₦3.2 billion in 2022 to about ₦8 billion in 2025.
However, the government said investigations uncovered major irregularities, including cases where beneficiaries allegedly studied courses already available in Nigeria while simultaneously enrolled in local universities.Tap To Read Complete, Details.
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