July 05, (THEWILL) – The European Union has offered postgraduate scholarships to 142 young Nigerians through its educational programme, Erasmus.
Ms Samuela Isopi, the EU Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, who made this known in Abuja, at the orientation programme for the awardees said the beneficiaries have been admitted to study courses such as Renewable-based Power Systems, bio-refinery, and Public Health in different European universities.
She said Nigeria retained the number one spot among beneficiaries of the EU postgraduate scholarships in Africa for the 6th year.
“That makes us very proud but we know that Nigeria has a much higher potential and we expect the numbers to continue to grow in years to come”, said Isopi.
Minister of Youths, Dr Jamila Bio-Ibrahim, represented by her Special Assistant, Aminu Ishaku urged the beneficiaries to take advantage of the programme to project the good image of Nigeria.
Some of the awardees expressed gratitude for the scholarship and pledged to make good use of it for the overall development of the country.
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