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39 Nigerian students have received fully financed scholarships from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), giving them the chance to work with Japanese businesses and contribute their knowledge to the development of Nigeria.
This was revealed on Thursday in Abuja during the send-off of the beneficiaries by Mr. Yuzurio Susumu, the country representative for JICA in Nigeria, and Mr. Matsunaga Kazuyoshi, the Japanese ambassador to Nigeria.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the 39 students would take advantage of three different programs, including the SDGs Global Leader Program and the Africa Business Education Initiative.
The third initiative focuses on a partnership for enhancing resilience to public health emergencies through advanced research and education (PREPARE).
According to Matsunaga, the program aims to support Nigeria’s development in all spheres and improve the Japanese-Nigerian universities.
The chance given to Nigerian youngsters to study in Japan and then return to Nigeria to make a positive influence was appreciated by the Japanese government, according to Mr. Bitrus Chinoko, the director-general of the Centre for Management Development (CMD).
The program, according to Chinoko, who was represented by Mrs. Dorothy Esiri, a Director at the Center, was an investment in the nation’s knowledge.
The event’s co-organizers and former program beneficiaries, Mr. Aliyu Bawalle and KAKEHASHI Africa, Nigeria Initiative (KANI), expressed their delight at the program’s expansion in Nigeria.
39 beneficiaries this year, the most since the program’s start, according to Bawalle, who noted that it is in its 9th edition.
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