The United Kingdom Government on Wednesday said 50 Nigerians who were awarded scholarships through its Chevening Scholarship Programme have completed their courses.
Boma Amieyeofori, Chevening Programme and Communication Officer in Nigeria, made this known at the welcome ceremony for the Chevening scholars.
The scholars were hosted at the residence of the British Deputy High Commission, Ikoyi, Lagos.
KOKO TV reports that Chevening is a UK Government’s global scholarship programme, funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and partner organisations.
The scholarships support study at UK universities, mostly a one-year taught master’s degree, for individuals with demonstrable potential to become future leaders, decision-makers and opinion formers.
Amieyeofori said that the scholars were fully funded in their various scholarship programmes in the UK where they would get a world-class education with the intention of coming back to the country to make impact.
“We had over 8,000 Nigerians who applied for the scholarship and 50 scholars were selected which includes three people with disabilities.
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“It is extremely important that people with disabilities are selected because the UK embraces all kinds of people as they are top priorities in all ramifications,” she said.
Amieyeofori noted that Chevening has over 50,000 alumni globally which helps in networking.
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“A Chevening scholar is different from others because you get to meet an alumni network of over 50,000 people globally and 1,500 locally.
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