NIDCOM Appeals To NDDC To Pay Stranded Students Abroad

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DABIRI-EREWA
NIDCOM Appeals To NDDC To Pay Stranded Students Abroad
The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa has once again appealed to
the Authorities of the Niger Delta Development Commission to as a matter
of urgency intervene by promptly paying the allowances, tuition and
other incentives of students on their scholarship scheme, to guarantee
their stay and continue their education in the United Kingdom.
Relations and Protocol Unit, NIDCOM,  made reference to a letter written
to the Hon Minister of the Niger Delta Sen. Godswill Akpabio,  dated
June 18, 2020, NIDC/001/20/1 drawing attention to the plight of the
students, and urging the NDDC who are directly responsible for the
Students’ scholarships.to pay. She added that the Commision counts on
the Minister’s assurances that all outstanding payments to affected
Students will be made .
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 have
expired or about to expire, non-payment of their allowances have
turned many of them to virtually become beggars
The NIDCOM CHAIRMAN once again appeal to the Niger Delta Ministry and
the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, to intervene urgently and
promptly too.