The government of Turkey has announced the cancellation of
tuition fees for Nigerian students whose private Universities were closed due
to the failed coup in the country.
The Deputy Director, Press, Federal Ministry of
Education, Mr Ben Bem Gong,
made the disclosure via a statement the Ambassador of Turkey to Nigeria, Mr Hakan Cakil, revealed during a meeting with the
Minister of Education, Malam AdamuAdamu in Abuja, yesterday, August 19, 2016.
The statement revealed that students whose private
universities were closed due to the incident would be transferred to public
universities closest to them, to study for free or pay token sums as tuition
fees.
Ambassador Cakil went on to assure the minister that no
Nigerian student would be allowed to suffer as a result of the schools'
closure.
He added that any student who returned to Nigeria would be
doing that as a choice and not out of necessity.
In response, Minister AdamuAdamu expressed gratitude to the
Turkish Government for paying special attention to the welfare and security of
the Nigerian students studying there.
He added that Nigeria
will continually work hard at deepening educational cooperation between both
countries as well as boosting their overall relationship.
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