The Nigerian Federal Government has started disbursing outstanding scholarship allowances owed under the Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) programme to students studying abroad. Multiple outlets report that the payment relates to allowances that have remained unpaid and that the government is moving to clear the balances for BEA scholars overseas.
One report says the government begins the disbursement of “outstanding scholarship payments” to foreign students under the BEA programme, while another specifies that payments cover outstanding allowances owed to Nigerian students abroad. A further report states that the government is commencing the payment of approved outstanding 2025 allowances to BEA scholars overseas.
In all accounts, the Federal Ministry of Education is cited as the body overseeing the announcement, and the action is presented as part of efforts to support the welfare and academic progression of scholarship beneficiaries studying outside Nigeria. The reports frame the development as the start of a process to release previously approved or owed allowance amounts rather than a new scholarship award.
