Nigeria, Jan. 4 -- Beneficiaries of the Nigerian government's National Award Scholarship have written to the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, seeking payment for the 2025 academic year.

In a letter seen by PREMIUM TIMES, and signed by five beneficiaries, the scholars said they are yet to receive the grants, despite a verification exercise in September and multiple letters to the education ministry and the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation.

The signees are Wisdom Makpa for Southern Beneficiaries, Muhammad Yakubu for Northern Beneficiaries; Hosea Joseph, Alameen Abubakar and Kabiru Datti.

"Majority of us have relied on the scholarship to support our academic needs as it enables us to pursue our academic dreams with l...