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

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$13,519
Commitment Year•2019Country 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
Jan 1, 2019
Start (actual)
Mar 20, 2019
End (actual)
Mar 20, 2019

Geospatial footprint

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The project provided 47 scholarships to students at Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, Nigeria. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1010481967#map=15/6.2468/7.1155

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

  • Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK)

Loan description

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

Narrative

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Project narrative

On March 20, 2019 the Chinese Government awarded 47 scholarships to students at Nnamdi Azikiwe University as part of "October 1st Scholarship for China-Nigeria Friendship." The award was in honor of 48 years of China-Nigeria relations presented by the Chinese ambassador to Nigeria, Zhou Pingjian. Each award was worth 100,000 naira each and was presented to students in underrepresented fields. 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 4,700,000 Naira as each of the 47 scholarships was likely worth 100,000 Naira, based on previous year's award