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Nigerian presidency bypasses federal universities, set to spend ₦1.347bn on 254 students at Baze University
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Nigerian presidency bypasses federal universities, set to spend ₦1.347bn on 254 students at Baze University

The Office of the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs is set to spend approximately ₦1.347 billion on tuition fees for 254 students at Baze University Abuja — averaging ₦5.31 million per student — as part of a scholarship scheme that channelled ₦4.184 billion exclusively to private universities in 2025 while no federal or state university received a single naira, according to government payment records reported by SaharaReporters.

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