Scholarships To OECS Students Starts In September – Tinubu

Tuesday July 01, 2025

By Eno EDEM, Uyo
With Agency reports

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has announced that the scholarship programme for students from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, OECS, to study in Nigerian universities will commence in the next academic year.

Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, said this was announced at a joint press conference with Philip Pierre, the Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, on Monday, June 30.

The Nigerian leader explained that the initiative is part of a broader cooperation framework to strengthen people-to-people ties and expand opportunities in education, trade, and development.

The President further disclosed that a proposal for visa waivers for holders of diplomatic and official passports from OECS member states is also on course.

“I believe we can take advantage of our presence here to get from the fruit that is lower to us and then reach the opportunity we have right here.

“The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States is very close to us in Africa, and I thank them for the opportunity to address the joint session of Parliament and actualise our dreams of getting closer to facilitate business and education opportunities, capacity building, and look at other areas of agriculture and food security.

“We can easily do that by having a working commission. And we don’t have to look farther away. The organisation itself has indicated several actions. We are moving forward from there. We won’t drop the ball,” he said.