Managing Director of the Niger Delta Improvement Fee (NDDC), Dr. Samuel Ogbuku has introduced the growth of the fee’s Postgraduate Scholarship Programme primarily targeted on awarding international postgraduate scholarships, to incorporate universities inside Nigeria.
The announcement was made throughout an interview session for candidates making use of for the fee’s international postgraduate scholarship, held in Port Harcourt on Tuesday.
Ogbuku revealed that below the expanded scheme, 600 indigent college students from the Niger Delta area can be awarded scholarships to pursue postgraduate levels in Nigerian universities.
“The 600 college students will profit from the expanded scheme, in comparison with the 200 who at present obtain international scholarships,” Ogbuku mentioned.
Dr. George Uzonwanne, Director of Schooling, Well being, and Social Companies at NDDC, detailed the stringent procedures employed to take care of integrity within the choice course of.
In response to him, over 30,000 candidates registered for the scholarships, however solely about 6,000 candidates handed the Pc-Based mostly Take a look at (CBT).
“From this quantity, 2,500 candidates scored 70 per cent or greater, enabling them to proceed to the oral interview stage, which can decide the ultimate beneficiaries of the international postgraduate scholarships,” Uzonwanne defined.
He confused the transparency of the method by noting that candidates obtain their take a look at scores instantly after finishing the CBT, guaranteeing equity all through the analysis.
Ogbuku assured that the collection of scholarship recipients for the native awards can be performed with full transparency, guaranteeing that solely certified candidates are chosen.
He additionally praised previous beneficiaries of the international scholarship programme, noting their sturdy tutorial efficiency overseas.
The Niger Delta Improvement Fee (NDDC) scholarship programme was established to supply instructional alternatives to indigent college students from the Niger Delta area to help human capital growth and empower the youths by greater training.
Alongside its instructional initiatives, the NDDC has just lately introduced a N30 billion fund aimed toward fostering younger entrepreneurship within the Niger Delta area. In response to an announcement launched by the fee, these funds can be channeled by the Niger Delta Chamber of Commerce, Trade, Commerce, Mines, and Agriculture (NDCCITMA) to help the expansion and growth of younger entrepreneurs within the area.
