Nigerian Students Are Now Beggars In The UK – Abike Dabiri-Erewa Tells NDDC

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The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has appealed to the Niger Delta Development Commission to pay the allowances, tuition and other incentives of students on its scholarship scheme in the United Kingdom.

Xenophobia: 640 Nigerians Set To Return To Nigeria - Abike Dabiri ConfirmsShe said the students had turned beggars following the non-payment of their tuition and allowances by the NDDC. Some of the affected students had complained that they had been suspended by their schools for non-payment of tuition and other fees.

Abike Dabiri-Erewa in a statement on Tuesday by Mr Gabriel Odu of the NiDCOM Media, Public Relations and Protocol Unit, made reference to a letter written to the Minister of the Niger Delta, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, dated June 18, 2020, drawing attention to the plight of the students, and urging the NDDC to pay them.

“At the moment, there have been persistent calls by the students for urgent intervention. “While the deadline for payment of the fees of some of the students has expired or about to expire, non-payment of their allowances has virtually turned many of them to beggars.”
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