The UK says it has spent
approximately £1,350,000 (approximately 400 million naira) in sponsoring 45
Nigerian Chevening scholars currently in the UK universities for the 2015/2016
session.
The
British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Paul Arkwright, told the News Agency
of Nigeria (NAN) at a welcome reception for the 2014/2015 Chevening scholars
who just returned from UK.
According to him, over 1,000
Nigerians had benefitted from the scholarship since its inception in 1984.
“The average cost of an award is
£30,000. The UK spent approximately £1,350,000 in sending the
“We want to promote young
people in Nigeria; we want to help them to achieve their aims, ambitions and
goals. We want to provide some of the very best education that this world has
to offer in some of the very best universities in the world,” he said.
According to the high
commissioner, I am really pleased that we have expanded the programme, that we
have increased the numbers of young talented Nigerians.
Arkwright said that Nigeria
recorded the highest number of applications globally, with 3,375 applications
out of the 43,000 applicants from 114 countries for the current 2016/2017
cycle.
He said to further meet the
increase Nigerian demands, the High Commission entered into an agreement with
partner organisations to co-fund specific Chevening awards through Chevening
Local Partnerships.
He said Nigeria was very
strategic to the UK, saying that the two countries had traditional ties,
historical links and deep friendship.
He said some notable Nigerian
Chevening scholars are John Momoh, Managing Director, Channels Television;
Sanusi Lamido, the Emir of Kano; and Simon Kolawole, the publisher of The
Cable.
NAN reports that applications for Chevening Scholarships open
between August and November every year. (NAN)
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