Diaspora Students Seek Niger Govt Scholarship For Indigenes 

The Association of Nigerian Students in Europe (ANSE) has appealed to the Niger State government to sponsor more of its indigenes to study abroad.

ANSE president, Muhammad Bashiru Saidu while speaking in Abuja yesterday said the state is not doing enough in the area of scholarship for its student compared to other states.

Saidu appealed to the state governor, Abubakar Sani Bello to provide scholarship for the state indigenes to enable them join their counterparts to study in Europe.

He said, “Niger State is among worst states in Nigeria with poor scholarship programmes, our study has revealed that the state government has not been sponsoring its students to study abroad, this is not encouraging, especially when other states are doing their best to see that there is sponsorship for those who have acquired admission to study in Europe.

I appeal to his excellency, the governor of Niger State to, before the end of his tenure sponsor a sizeable number of students, this will be in fulfillment of your campaign promises”.

ANSE is an umbrella body of all Nigerian students studying in European countries and Turkey and has earlier this year pledged to give scholarship to three students each from 36 states of Nigeria including the FCT to study in Turkey.