•Minister of Education, Tunji-Alausa
The federal government has cancelled the Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA).
It described the scheme established to enable Nigerian students to study in partner countries like China, Russia, Algeria, Hungary, Morocco, Egypt, and Serbia as a “waste of resources,” reports The Nation.
Education Minister Tunji Alausa, who announced the cancellation when newly elected officials of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) visited him in Abuja, yesterday, cited the “blackmailing” behaviour of some of the beneficiaries on social media as part of the reasons.
Alausa said the government would redirect the funds toward domestic scholarship programmes that would benefit more students across the country.
