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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Stakeholders in the Niger Delta Development Commission have called for a halt to foreign scholarships in the country.<\/p>\n

They noted that with the COVID-19 pandemic and its travel restrictions, the agency should focus on local scholarships which have the capacity of reaching out to a wider spectrum of beneficiaries.<\/p>\n

These were contained in a communique issued at the end of the commission\u2019s three days capacity building workshop and retreat with the theme \u2018NDDC- collaborating, Planning and Re-strategising for a better Niger Delta Region\u2019 held in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.<\/p>\n

The stakeholders also called for a review and update of the Regional Development Master Plan saying that such master plans must specify clear goals and roles for the stakeholders as well as the under-girding framework and compass for budget preparations.<\/p>\n

The communique reads in parts \u201cthat there should be a halt on foreign scholarships, with a greater focus on local scholarships, which have the potential of reaching a wider spectrum of beneficiaries, given the COVID-19 pandemic and its travel restrictions\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThey also resolved that the Commission should support tertiary institutions in the region to improve their capacities to impart the necessary knowledge and competencies;<\/p>\n

\u201cThat the Niger Delta Regional Development Master Plan be reviewed and updated, with clear goals and roles for all stakeholders set out, as the under-girding framework and compass for future budget preparations.<\/p>\n

\u201dThat other areas of operations should be progressively automated to enhance effectiveness, improve public dealings with the Commission, including remote access to the status of payments, in order to promote transparency; and that the Commission should be part of the ongoing review of the NDDC Act by the National Assembly, particularly during its public hearings;<\/p>\n

\u201cThat the mode of selection of Executive Management of the Commission be reviewed, with a view to giving greater emphasis to competence and professionalism, and less on political considerations and that the roles of the Executive Directors of the Commission should be properly spelt out in the enabling Act, and that the requisite qualification for executive positions should also be clearly stated in the Act among others.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Stakeholders in the Niger Delta Development Commission have called for a halt to foreign scholarships in the country. They noted that with the COVID-19 pandemic and its travel restrictions, the agency should focus on local scholarships which have the capacity of reaching out to a wider spectrum of beneficiaries. 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