Overview

Chinese Government provides 47 scholarships to University of Jos 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 Jos

Loan description

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

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In March 2018, the Chinese ambassador to Nigeria, Zhou Pingjian, presented 47 students at the University of Jos with scholarships. The scholarships were in honor of Nigeria and China's 47 years of diplomatic relations and their shared independence date of October 1st. Each scholarship was worth 100,000 naira. Other recipient universities of the "October 1st Scholarship for China-Nigeria Friendship" are captured in linked umbrella Record ID#86918.

Staff comments

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