PTDF Executive Secretary has urged the federal Government to extend a hand of assistance to Nigerian Students abroad. He made this call when he made a visit to the Minister of Foreign Affairs , Amb. Aminu Wali in his office, last weekend.
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The Executive Secretary , Petroleum Technology Development Fund , Oluwole Oluleye, has called on the Federal Government to assist over 800 Nigerian students studying abroad on scholarship to overcome their challenges.
Oluleye made the call when he visited Minister of Foreign Affairs , Amb. Aminu Wali in his office, last weekend.
More than 800 students are currently studying abroad under the Petroleum Technology Development Fund, PTDF, scholarship in various field.He identified some of these challenges to include renewal of papers and other criminal activities which had led to their detention.
He said: “I am here because of we are seeking the further assistance of our Amb. Aminu Wali , the Minister of Foreign affairs. We have a lot of students outside the country . We have some illegal immigration problems with some of the countries.”