The Executive Director of Projects of the NDDC, Cairo Ojougboh, made the pledge in London at a meeting with representatives of the Commission’s scholars in the United Kingdom.
Ojougboh said the Commission decided to verify the scholarship awards because of obvious discrepancies and the fact that 50 of those awarded the scholarships in 2019 did not leave Nigeria for their studies in the UK.
The Executive Director said the delays in payment of the scholarships were caused by many factors including the fight by those opposed to President Muhammadu Buhari’s forensic audit of the Commission which distracted the management from working for at least two months.
Director of Corporate Affairs of the NDDC, Charles Odili in a statement said the verification exercise will involve the registration of all scholars on a new portal, custom built for the Commission and the confirmation of the claims with the universities of study.
