Gambia, has solicited for postgraduate scholarships in Nigerian universities for its students.
The Gambian Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology, Prof. Pierre Gomez, made the appeal during a courtesy visit to the acting Executive Secretary of National Universities Commission (NUC), Chris Maiyaki in Abuja said Gambians who had earlier undergone postgraduate programmes in Nigerian universities under the World Bank-sponsored African Centre of Excellence (ACE) are now playing strategic roles in the country.
He said the west African Nation is particularly interested in postgraduate scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) programmes. Responding, the Acting Executive Secretary of NUC, Chris Maiyaki, assured the minister of support, saying Nigeria would not relent in playing a big brother’s role despite having its own challenges.
Maiyaki expressed delight that the visit came on the heels of the recent launch of Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS) in the Nigerian University System.
