Parents of Nigerian students studying abroad on government scholarships have stormed the Federal Ministry of Finance in Abuja.
The aggrieved individuals reportedly blocked the entrance of the Ministry on Monday and demanded the payment of outstanding allowances owed to their children.
The protesters told newsmen that their children, who are on various bilateral education agreements and other scholarship schemes, have not received their stipends for 16 months, while an additional eight-month shortfall remains unsettled.
Remember that last year, the Federal Government announced the stoppage of the bilateral scholarship agreement while promising to pay the outstanding stipends to the remaining students still studying abroad.
The banners carried by the parents read: “We have lost a child. Many others lie sick in the hospitals with no money to pay their bills. We must not Bury another child. No parent deserves to bury a child because the government failed in its promises. Pay the scholars now!!!”
