NIGERIA BRITAIN ON COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIP

Nigeria has asked Britain to strengthen the commonwealth through Education

In a statement signed by Deputy Director, Press, Ben Goong the permanent secretary in the ministry, Arch. Sunny Echono.

The full statement is below.

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  FEDERAL MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

  OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR (PRESS & PR)

  Press Release

  EDUCATION PERM SEC URGES BRITAIN TO STRENGTHEN THE

  COMMONWEALTH

  The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Arc. Sonny Echono, has

  urged Britain to reposition and strengthen the Commonwealth so that the

  organisation can play the critical role expected of it in the emerging competitive

  world, especially in the light of its desire to leave the European Union.

  Echono emphasized that if well positioned, the Commonwealth will fill the

  vacuum that will be created in the British economy in an event Britain finally

  leaves the European Union.

  “The UK is moving out of the European Union and it should take the Common

  wealth very seriously so that whatever it loses in the EU will be compensated for

  within the Commonwealth system” Echono said.

  The Permanent Secretary also called on Britain to create more Commonwealth

  scholarship opportunities as this is crucial to the accelerated growth, stable polity,

  social change and improved quality of life of member states.

  He stated these recently in Abuja at the opening ceremony of the 2020/2021

  nomination interview for Commonwealth Scholarships and Fellowship Plan,

  (CSFP).

  While inaugurating the interview panels and declaring the selection process open,

  Echono urged candidates to take the process serious as they were competing with

  candidates from other countries of the commonwealth.
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  He advised recipients to positively project the image of the country by adhering to

  the stipulations of the award.

  The Permanent Secretary reminded prospective candidates of the need to return to

  their country after studies to make impactful contributions to the development of

  the country.

  In her remarks, Director of the Federal Scholarship Board, Mrs. Njadiwo

  Hammanjoda Asta, stressed that the selection process is merit-based as candidates

  will go through intense screening processes, conducted by independent panelists.

  Njadiwo said that the process is very competitive as over 4000 candidates applied

  for the 2020/2021 Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan, (CSFP).

  The interview panels made up of erudite professors and scholars will work for the

  next five days to come up with the best qualified candidates who will be subjected

  to the third stage of the selection process.

  The date for stage three of the process will be announced at the end of the

  interview process.

  Ben Bem Goong

  Deputy Director, Press and Public Relations Unit

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  November, 2019