Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has thanked Macedonia for offering scholarships to train Nigerian youths in Macedonia. According to a Nigerian presidency statement, the Nigerian leader expressed his gratitude for the gesture when he received the non-resident Ambassador of Macedonia to Nigeria, Mr. Darko Angelov, in the capital city of Abuja Thursday.
The statement, made available to Nigerian media, quotes President Jonathan as saying his administration is fully aware of the importance of education and is therefore doing everything possible to ensure that the nation’s youth are properly trained to contribute more significantly to national development.
The President said that he was happy to welcome Mr. Angelov, who was at the Presidential Villa to present his letters of credence as Macedonia’s first-ever Ambassador to Nigeria, adding that he looked forward to the consolidation and expansion of bilateral cooperation between Nigeria and Macedonia.
Mr. Angelov told President Jonathan that his country was very keen on developing existing relations with Nigeria because of Nigeria’s importance on the African continent.
Macedonia re-established the scholarship program to African nations which existed since the 1960's. In the past it provided scholarships to medical and engineering students from Nigeria, Somalia, Algeria, Egypt, Ghana and Cameroon.
During the independence days, this program was put on hold, however now it's being restarted with Nigeria being the first recepient.
