NDDC Awards 189 Scholarships to Students For Post-Graduate Studies Abroad
Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has presented award letters to 189 successful candidates under its Foreign Post-Graduate Scholarship Programme for scholars in the Niger Delta
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The Chairman of the NDDC Governing Board, Mr. Chiedu Ebie distributed these letters during a pre-departure and award ceremony in Port Harcourt on Friday.
Highlighting the significance of the scholarship scheme, Ebie emphasized its role as a crucial component of the commission’s human capital development program, as outlined in a statement by the commission’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr. Pius Ughakpoteni.
Dr. Ogbuku announced that recipients achieving distinction in their Master’s degree program would automatically receive a scholarship for a Ph.D. degree.
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How the beneficiaries were selected
Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, the Managing Director of NDDC, highlighted that the 189 candidates who emerged successful underwent a transparent electronic selection process from a pool of over 25,000 applicants.
He disclosed that out of the 25,000 online scholarship applicants, 5,000 underwent a Computer Based Test, leading to the selection of successful candidates for oral interviews.
He also mentioned the best performing candidate for the 2023/2024 NDDC foreign scholarship exercise is Miss Omogbemi Olayemi from Ilaje in Ondo state.
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Commencing in 2010, the foreign post-graduate scholarship scheme aims to empower the youth of the Niger Delta with relevant knowledge and skills
