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•Shortlists 8,800 for overseas scholarships

As part of efforts to boost the capacity of Nigerians to work in the oil and gas industry, the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) has shortlisted 8,800 candidates from over 26,000 applicants for this year’s Overseas Scholarship Scheme, OSS.

The PTDF OSS is an annual programme that awards scholarships to Nigerians for MSc and PhD studies in partner universities in the United Kingdom, , , China and Malaysia.

Speaking on the process for this year’s selection, Mr. Bello Mustapha, Manager, Overseas Scholarship Scheme, PTDF, said the process which started in December 2021 would see the shortlisted candidates interviewed across centres in Abuja, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Kaduna and Bauchi.

He said: “Over 26,000 people applied for the scholarship and over  8000 were selected to come and do the interviews.

“We conduct the interviews in the six geopolitical zones of the country but we are doing in five geopolitical zones of the country this year because of the issues of insecurity in the Southeast.” 

Mustapha explained that candidates in the Southeast have been advised to pick centres outside the region to enable them participate in the interview process.

“We sent them mails to choose any centre. In all the geopolitical zones we have, you can actually choose any centre that you want. You may be in the South East and you decide to come and do it in Abuja, or you can even go to Bauchi”, he added.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/05/why-southeast-is-excluded-from-our-interviews-ptdf

This is want IPOB wants for Igbos, Further marginalization, so they can go on Twitter to tag UN and Donald trump that don't care...

IPOB well done..

Normal Nigeria marginalize Igbos, but ipob activities is giving more excuses for further marginalization.

If this continues they might even cancel elections in South East and heaven won't fall, So IPOB criminals stop ruining Igbos in the South East..
Think about your people, the people outside don't give a dam.n.

This comment isn't in of the decision of PDTF, but the fact remains if IPOB had stayed peaceful(despite the unlawful onslaught they received from the army, or they disengaged their agitation like the yoruba nation guys all these won't be this bad) the PDTF and FG won't come up with this tasteless and flimsy excuse to further marginalize and stress Igbos resident in the south east. BUT ULTIMATELY IPOB IS DESERVING OF THE BLAME

The chickens have come home to roost.

They all ed the evil. Let them face the consequences. How can this region be ing some bunch of ragtags filled with unlearned people who are swayed by emotions and lies.Most of these low budget shekaus can hardly string two sentences correctly...

Those vaginas slicing, head dicing douchebags called IPOB must first liberate themselves from the greedy politicians who have mortgaged the future of the Alaigbo masses before moving to liberate themselves from Nigeria..

“We conduct the interviews in the six geopolitical zones of the country but we are doing in five geopolitical zones of the country this year because of the issues of insecurity in the Southeast.”

Mustapha explained that candidates in the Southeast have been advised to pick centres outside the region to enable them participate in the interview process.

Summary

This isn't a problem of course, Ndi Igbo won't be angry at this. They have good understanding.

They're proud ers of Ipob, so no sacrifice is too much for Biafra.

This is the big problem that useless idiot called Nnamdi Kanu has brought to Igbo people

Anybody still thinking there will be Biafra is either mad or stupid

LAME EXCUSES!

WAEC NECO JAMB should follow suit

BBBmall25:
LAME EXCUSES!

you want the PTDF officers to be killed because of the useless sit at home?

But they have center in KADUNA....IN KADUNA O chai Igbo's when will you learn

Anything just to hate IPOB


During 2015 election The strong hold of bokoharam Go back and check the number of votes and polling units there....


During 2019 election go back and check all terrorised northern states votes and number ROF polling units


They already tested the water with a slogan back then in 2015 that NNAMDI KANU is a stumbling block to IGBO PRESIDENCY you as an Igbo man stupidly said to them OH YES IT'S TRUE just to hate IPOB because you're aspiring to politics you didn't know you have given them the opportunity to use it against you meanwhile you didn't remind them that the repented bokoharam fighter in borno, the bombing in borno didn't stop the construction of largest gas plant in Africa. You didn't remind them that it didn't stop them from lobying world bank to help them despite they are releasing already captured ones. in fact how many days did it take to repair the bombed Kaduna to Abuja train and the rail has started working again even when the victims are yet to regain freedom...imagine it happened in south east. They simply hate you and they want you to hands with them to hate ONE resistance that understands their game(IPOB) THATS WHY CRIMES A PINNED ON THEM EVEN WITHOUT INVESTIGATION AND YOU'RE HELPING THEM DO THAT.

A typical Igbo man might be smart, intelligent and all but a northern is far more smarter than you because they take a lot of time to plan and execute before you realise what you're helping them do to your self it's already late.

IT WILL BE TOO LATE FOR WE IGBOS TO REALISE WHY THEY ARE PINNING KILLINGS AND MAYHEMS IN SOUTH EAST TO IPOB, IT WILL BE TOO LATE BEFORE YOU ALL REALISED WHY THEY SOOOO DESPERATE TO SHUT MNK, IPOB DOWN BY ALL MEANS....WHEN SOMEBODY THAT HATES YOU SO MUCH DECIDE TO CARE ABOUT YOU ALL OF A SUDDEN PRAISING YOU TO HAND AND BRING ONE OF YOUR OWN DOWN....THEN YOU'RE SIMPLY PLAYING IN HIS CARD

You want to cannibalize the officials or get them kidnapped?

BBBmall25:
LAME EXCUSES!

PrinceOfLagos:
This is the big problem that useless idiot called Nnamdi Kanu has brought to Igbo people

Anybody still thinking there will be Biafra is either mad or stupid

emergingnation3 gidgiddy pachukwudi44
This is another uppercut from the bastardOfLagos

Ok

TheNiceGuy:
You want to cannibalize the officials or get the kidnapped?

Hey bro xup! I hope all is well

You were able to conduct in north east and north west even north central but can't conduct in south east ...ok we here you ooh

Don't mind Kanu Tinubu na him cause am. Mumu man ! Your wail of sorrow just de start.
You go wail to death last last.

PrinceOfLagos:
This is the big problem that useless idiot called Nnamdi Kanu has brought to Igbo people

Anybody still thinking there will be Biafra is either mad or stupid

noleflendum:
you want the PTDF officers to be killed because of the useless sit at home?

OK, I UNDERSTAND SIR!

ezenwajosh:
But they have center in KADUNA....IN KADUNA O chai Igbo's when will you learn

What happen to KADUNA?

But you were able to conduct in Boko haram-held territories in the North. Right?

Nothing new. Next!

But they can conduct the interviews in northeast? very hypocritical government!!

And if you're still a er of this ipob madness you're a fool!!

Okey the is no insecurity in North abi One Nigeria indeed

PrinceOfLagos:
This is the big problem that useless idiot called Nnamdi Kanu has brought to Igbo people

Anybody still thinking there will be Biafra is either mad or stupid

Don't cry don't cry.

Say Romeo Romeo

Bonesbreaker:
Okey the is no insecurity in North abi One Nigeria indeed

If not stupidity, why should you destroy your land to the point where it is compared to Borno.

Oplomo:
But you were able to conduct in Boko haram-held territories in the North. Right?

Nothing new. Next!

If they fix it on Monday, una fit attend.

Stupid people everywhere

mrvitalis:
You were able to conduct in north east and north west even north central but can't conduct in south east ...ok we here you ooh

You want them to conduct it in the SE so you can kill them.
If they fix the interview on Monday morning, can you attend?

But they were able to conduct in NE,NW and SW even with the insecurity.. states like Kaduna have withnessed high rate of killings even morethan Somali and Afghanistan

Foreigna2:


You want them to conduct it in the SE so you can kill them.
If they fix the interview on Monday morning, can you attend?

What of Kaduna and ibadam

Foreigna2:


If they fix it on Monday, una fit attend.

Stupid people everywhere

Enslaved mugu, why you no fix am on Sunday make we do am for church. Na your mumu na e too much.

Afonjakid:

What of Kaduna and ibadam

Monday morning, people will attend.
Monday morning, can you attend in the East?

Foreigna2:


Monday morning, people will attend.
Monday morning, can you attend in the East?

And the interview was fixed on Monday?

noleflendum:
emergingnation3 gidgiddy pachukwudi44
This is another uppercut from the bastardOfLagos

Na today , Buhari has been excluding Igbo from his government since the beginning of his government, his 5% statement come to mind.

And I hope they won't come and explorates and Oil and gas in SE...