- The federal government has rejected claims that Nigerian scholarship students in Morocco have been abandoned, saying all eligible students have been paid and reports of new scholarships for 2025 are false.
- The government said existing beneficiaries will continue to receive support until completion.
The federal government has dismissed claims that Nigerian scholarship students in Morocco are being ignored, describing the reports as false and misleading.
The denial comes after videos went viral on social media, including one shared by activist Martins Otse (VeryDarkMan), in which students claimed they had not received financial support for years despite being recipients of federal scholarships.
Boriowo Folasade, director of press and public relations at the federal education ministry, said in a statement on Wednesday that the claims were “false, baseless and deliberately misleading the public”.
The Minister of Education, Dr Ma’ruf Alausa, has clarified that no Nigerian students with valid federal government scholarships have been dropped. He said that all students registered for the bilateral education scholarship program before 2024 will be paid in accordance with the 2024 budget.
According to the ministry, any unresolved delays are due to fiscal constraints and are being resolved through engagement with the Treasury.
The statement also denied claims of new bilateral scholarships being awarded in 2025, saying the documents being circulated were false and unauthenticated. It emphasized that no new bilateral scholarships will be awarded in October 2025 and after.
Alausa explained that the government had discontinued fully funded overseas bilateral scholarships after determining that Nigerian tertiary institutions now had sufficient capacity. Currently only scholarships fully funded by foreign governments are supported, and enrolled students will continue to receive funding until graduation.
