Overview

Chinese Government provides 47 scholarships to University of Calabar students as part of the 'October 1st Scholarship for China-Nigeria Friendship' (Linked to Record ID#86918)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$13,077

Commitment Year•2018Country of Activity•NigeriaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•NigeriaSector•EducationFlow Type•Scholarships/training in the donor country

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Mar 1, 2018

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

University of Calabar

Loan desecription

Chinese Government provides 47 scholarships to University of Calabar students as part of the 'October 1st Scholarship for China-Nigeria Friendship' (Linked to Record ID#86918)

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On March 1, 2018, the Chinese ambassador to Nigeria, Zhou Pingjian, presented 47 scholarships to 47 University of Calabar students. Each scholarship was worth 100,000 Naira. The scholarships were given in commemoration of the 47 years of Chinese-Nigerian relations. Other recipient universities of the "October 1st Scholarship for China-Nigeria Friendship" are captured in linked umbrella Record ID#86918.

Staff comments

Commitment amount recorded as 4,700,000 Naira, as each of the 47 scholarships was worth 100,000 Naira