PTDF Grants Scholarships To 15,000 Nigerians, Seeks Improved UK Partnerships

The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) said it has sponsored nearly 15,000 Nigerians for studies at home and abroad, even as 1,571 scholars were currently studying in 15 countries, as of July 2026.
This is as the Fund is now asking the United Kingdom to help address visa rejections, high tuition fees and the monitoring of its scholars, which it says are putting pressure on the programme.
The executive secretary of the Fund, Professor Shu’aibu Shehu Aliyu, made the request on Tuesday at a meeting with the British High Commissioner to Nigeria,  Pete Vowles. The meeting was held at the General Shehu Musa Yar’adua University of Geological Sciences and Engineering Technology, Kad...