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Stranded Nigerian students in Sudan
The Federal Government on Thursday said some universities in the country have offered to admit Nigerian students who returned from crisis-torn Sudan.
“We did it with Ukraine, when they came back, there were plans to continue education for them,” the chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) Abike Dabiri-Erewa said on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily.
“Although the medical students among them had issues because they found out that the level of their medical school was not even as high as that of Nigeria so it was difficult to place them where they wanted. But, yes, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs actually created a division for that and ensured that those who wanted to continue their education did. A lot of them wanted to go back.”
She said: “Let them (the ones from Sudan) come back, let us receive them safely, and then we take it. In fact, universities are already offering and have reached out to us that when they do come back and they want to continue their education, they should contact them, so all that shouldn’t be a problem at all.
“I think the number one problem is that you cannot be talking about continuing your education if you’re not safe so our focus and our anxiety is that all Nigerian students come back.
“President Buhari has approved funds so everything is done 24/7. So, the first thing for us at this point in time is for them to reunite with their families. The issue of education shouldn’t be a problem.”
The NiDCOM boss also said more Nigerians will leave the North African country today, assuring that the government has made plans for their safety.
“13 buses of about 60 people have already left. We are hoping that they would get into as one later this evening, but we are monitoring them. It is not a very pleasant situation, mission officials are waiting to receive them,” she said. (Channels TV)
