At the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 daily news briefing in Abuja on MondayNwajiuba disclosed this.
According to Mr. Emeka Nwajiuba, the money had gotten to the embassies in Russian, the United Kingdom (UK), and other countries.
Mr. Emeka Nwajiuba noted that the Nigerian embassy in the UK had confirmed receipt of payment.
“The money was paid this afternoon by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), it has finished processing all the money and forward to appropriate countries,” he said.
Nwajiuba said the Nigerian embassy in Russia was yet to confirm receipt of payment but hoped that by the end of work today, it should be able to confirm payment of the student’s scholarship by the Nigerian government.
In another development, the minister said there was no special provision made for persons living with a disability over its online classes, adding that all the students would have to use the same guidelines.
The minister stated that it would use the same avenue provided like others to take their online classes.
“The visually and hearing impaired are both special, but for others, we have to use the same avenue to teach them,” he said.
