CCECC offers 40 scholarships for Nigerian undergraduates
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Summary
Funding agency [Type]
China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) [State-owned Company]
Recipient
Nigeria
Sector
Education (Code: 110)
Flow type
Scholarships/training in the donor country
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
In 2018, the China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) offered 40 scholarships for Nigerian undergraduates. The scholarships were to train students in railway engineering. However, the offer was only for students connected to high level Nigerian government officials. This circumstance led to a controversy in the Nigerian press. As such, although interviews for the scholarship were held in June 2018, it is unclear is any funding was ever actually provided. The China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation has been responsible to building several of Nigeria's recently developed railways (see projects #195, #1851, #34977, #60848). The stated purpose of the scholarships were to produce more native Nigerian engineers to work on Nigerian railroads that the CCECC has developed.
Additional details
This project is distinct from ProjectID#86994.
Number of official sources
0
Number of total sources
4
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of Nigeria [Government Agency]