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Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Post-Graduate Foreign Scholarships Programme 2024/2025 for young Nigerians

by OFA
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Application Deadline: May 13, 2024

Applications are now open for the 2024/2025 NDDC Post-Graduate Foreign Scholarships Programme.

To further boost Human Resource Development in the Niger Delta region, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Is once again embarking on its Foreign Post Graduate Scholarship Programme to equip the young people with relevant training and skills for effective participation in the local content programme of the Federal Government in their fields of study and thus compete globally in various professional disciplines.

The scheme is for suitably qualified applicants, with relevant Bachelor’s Degrees from recognized Universities in the following professional disciplines:

Agricultural Science

Engineering
Environmental Science
Geosciences
Information Technology

Medical Sciences
Law

Eligibility

To be eligible for the scholarship, an applicant must hail from the Niger Delta Region and have achieved a First Class, Second Class Upper, or Lower Division Bachelor Degree. And not more than 40 years old.

Selection Process

  • Initial Application: Interested candidates must submit an online application via the Commission’s Website.
  • Preliminary Shortlisting: Candidates will be shortlisted based on the following criteria:
    • WASSCE/NECO results
    • Undergraduate Degree classification (1st Class, Second Class Upper/Lower)
    • Local Government Identification
  • Computer-Based Test: Shortlisted candidates will undergo a computer-based test conducted by our consultants in Rivers State.
  • Minimum Test Score: Candidates must achieve a minimum score of 70% in the test to proceed to the next stage.
  • Further Shortlisting: Candidates who successfully pass the test will be further shortlisted.
  • Final Verification: The final verification of the candidates will be done through the Local Government Area (LGA) and Community Development Committee (CDC).

The Scholarship

  • The amount for the foreign scholarship shall be based on the prevailing exchange rate of the Naira.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the NDDC Post-Graduate Foreign Scholarships Programme

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Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Post-Graduate Foreign Scholarships Programme 2022/2023 for Nigerians

by OFA
written by OFA

Application Deadline: October 30th, 2022

As part of NDDC’s Human Resource Development Initiatives, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is embarking on Foreign Post Graduate Scholarship Programme to equip Niger Deltans with relevant training and skills for effective participation in the local content programme of the current administration as well as compete globally in various professional disciplines. The scheme is for suitably qualified applicants, with relevant Bachelor’s/Master’s Degrees from recognized Universities in the following professional disciplines:

1. Agricultural Sciences

2. Engineering

3. Environmental Sciences

4. Geosciences

5. Information Technology

6. Law

7. Management Sciences

8. Medicine

9. Architecture

10. Hospitality Management

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must possess the following:

1. First Degree with minimum of 2nd Class-Lower division for those wishing to undertake a Master’s Programme.

2. Applicants must have gained admission for a Post Graduate Programme in any of the listed disciplines above, in a Foreign University.

3. Applicants who have already enrolled in overseas’ Universities are NOT eligible to apply.

4. Guarantor’s written consent of good conduct of the applicant from any of the following persons from the applicant’s Community/Clan.

    a) Member of National Assembly/State House of Assembly

    b) Chairman of LGA

    c) First Class Traditional ruler

    d) High Court Judge

5. Persons with evidence of cult membership or criminal record shall not be considered.

6. Applicants must have completed the mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).

7. All the applicants MUST come from the Niger Delta Region.

Application Procedure:


1. Application must be made on-line at the Commission’s website: (www.nddc.gov.ng) with the following attachments:

  • Recent passport photograph
  • Local Government Identification Letter
  • Post Graduate admission letter from a recognized Oversea University. Relevant degrees from recognized Universities.
  • NYSC Discharge/Exemption Certificate.

2. Successfully complete application form will be assigned a registration number automatically.

3. Print the hard copy of the on-line generated acknowledgement for ease of reference.

4. All shortlisted applicants will be posted on NDDC website (www.nddc.gov.ng)

 For further enquiries, please contact:

Director of Education, NDDC

Mobile: +234(0)9137806550

E-mail: [email protected] 


All completed applications must be submitted on October 30th, 2022 from the date of publication.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the 2022/2023 Post-Graduate Foreign Scholarships

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