According to them, the scholarship scheme, established to promote educational advancement and human capital development in the Niger Delta, has instead become “a source of hardship and academic disruption” for beneficiaries.
Hundreds of beneficiaries of the 2025 Local Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) have raised the alarm over the alleged failure of the commission to disburse the scholarship funds at least eight months after the awards were announced.
The affected scholars, who described the delay as “devastating,” said over 450 postgraduate students across the Niger Delta region have yet to receive payments of the scholarship funds despite completing all verification and screening processes required by the commission.
Narrating their ordeals to SaharaReporters, many of the scholars accused the commission of maintaining prolonged silence over the delay, while many students continue to face academic and financial hardship.
According to them, the scholarship scheme, established to promote educational advancement and human capital development in the Niger Delta, has instead become “a source of hardship and academic disruption” for beneficiaries.
