Gbenro Adesina
Chevening Scholarship programme, a global scholarship programme, funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and partner organisations has awarded scholarship to 49 Nigerians to study in London.
The beneficiaries were 23 females and 26 males and three physically challenged persons.
Chevening Programme Officer in Nigeria, Opeyemi Ojo, revealed this today during the pre-departure event held for 2020/2021 session Chevening Scholars at King Fisher Club, Ikoyi, Lagos.
The scholarships support study at UK universities, mostly one year taught master’s degree for individuals with demonstrable potential to become future leaders, decision-makers and opinion formers.
He explained, “We had over 6,000 Nigerian applications and we selected 49 scholars, based on their leadership, networking policies and intention to study in the UK, among others. The scholars will be studying courses ranging from health to sustainable energy and media for development in different universities in London”.
