Forty-eight students of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka have benefitted from the yearly scholarship scheme of the People’s Republic of China.
The scholarships were handed over to the students by the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr. Zhou Pingjian at the auditorium of the institution.
Speaking at the occasion, Pingjian congratuled the beneficiaries, describing their institution as African champion in terms of learning of Chinese language and culture through the Confucius Institute.
He said 4% China’s Gross Domestic Product was budgeted to education, which he said, had reduced the illiteracy level of the country from 80% at its formation in 1949 to 3% presently.
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