Nigeria Students studying across Turkish private universities have been moved by the Turkish Government to public Schools where they will pay very little or no tuition fees at all.
The private schools were shut down by the government in the wake of the failed coup attept aimed at toppling the government.
The Ambassador of Turkey to Nigeria, Mr. Hakan Cakil who spoke on Friday when he paid a courtesy visit on the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu in his office, in Abuja said that all students affected by the closure have been moved to public varsities nearest to them. Ambassador Hakan Cakil assured the Minister that no Nigerian students would be allowed to suffer the closure, and that any students who wished to return to Nigeria will be doing so as a matter of choice.
Malam Adamu expressed profound gratitude to the Turkish Government for paying special attention to the well being and safety of Nigerian students in Turkey.
The Minister assured Ambassador Hakan that the government of Nigeria will continue to work hard to deepen educational cooperation with Turkey as well as boost the overall bilateral relationship between the two countries. [myad]
