{"id":1786,"date":"2020-08-05T06:17:58","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T05:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shippingworld-ng.com\/?p=1786"},"modified":"2020-08-05T06:18:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-05T05:18:00","slug":"president-buhari-gives-nddc-one-week-to-pay-fees-of-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shippingworld-ng.com\/index.php\/2020\/08\/05\/president-buhari-gives-nddc-one-week-to-pay-fees-of-students\/","title":{"rendered":"President Buhari gives NDDC one week to pay fees of Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shippingworld-ng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Buhari-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1770\" width=\"522\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shippingworld-ng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Buhari-1.png 900w, https:\/\/shippingworld-ng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Buhari-1-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/shippingworld-ng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Buhari-1-768x480.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><figcaption>President Muhammadu Buhari<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Interim Management Committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has been ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari to pay&nbsp; beneficiaries of the commission\u2019s scholarship in Institutions of higher learning within the next seven days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Charleston Odili, NDDC Director of Corporate Affairs, broke the good&nbsp; news after delivering the NDDC management\u2019s invitation to Mr.&nbsp; President to inaugurate the 29-kilometre Ogbia-Nembe Road in Bayelsa state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The beneficiaries of the commission\u2019s scholarship in the United Kingdom protested recently over the non-payment of their tuition fees&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The students who their protest&nbsp;&nbsp; to&nbsp; the Nigerian High Commission in London had expressed their displeasure over \u201cnegligence of their welfare \u201cby the NDDC management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The scholars lamented that they have been stranded since the NDDC stopped paying their tuition and allowances one year after they were awarded the scholarship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement, Odili said scholars of the commission \u201cwho are facing hardships abroad\u201d because of the non-remittance of their fees and stipends would be paid by the end of the week following an&nbsp; order by President Buhari.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said the delay in the remittance of the fees was caused by the sudden death of Ibanga Etang, NDDC former acting executive director, finance and administration, in May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUnder the commission\u2019s finance protocol, only the executive director (finance) and the executive director (projects) can sign for the release of funds from the commission\u2019s domiciliary accounts with the Central Bank of Nigeria,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith the death of Chief Etang, the remittance had&nbsp; to wait pending the appointment of a new EDFA, he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Interim Management Committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has been ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari to pay&nbsp; beneficiaries of the commission&rsquo;s scholarship in Institutions of higher learning within the next seven days. 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