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Chinese Government provides 48 scholarships to Ahmadu Bello University students as part of the 'October 1st Scholarship for China-Nigeria Friendship' (Linked to Record ID#86918)

$4.8M USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Ahmadu Bello University
Country	Nigeria
Start Date	Apr 23, 2019
End Date	Jul 07, 2027
Duration	2,997 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`86736`

Grant Description

On April 23, 2019, the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Zhou Pingjian, presented 48 Chinese government scholarships to Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) students. A ceremony was held on the university's main campus in Samaru, Zaria, Nigeria. Scholarships were granted to students with the highest CGPA in their discipline and a GPA above 4.68.

Each scholarship award consisted of 100,000 naira and a certificate.

According to the Chinese Ambassador, the scholarships are part of a program called the "October 1st Scholarship for China-Nigeria Friendship", and is in honor of the fact that China and Nigeria share the same date for their respective independence days.

Other recipient universities of the "October 1st Scholarship for China-Nigeria Friendship" are captured in linked umbrella Record ID#86918.

📋 Staff Comments

Amount put as 4,800,000 Naira as each of the 48 scholarships was worth 100,000 Naira

📚 Sources & References

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