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Cross-border · Recruitment, enrolment and mobility · Nigeria

Nigeria's education minister invites CSFP scholarship candidates to 2–5 November interviews

Nigeria's Minister of Education has invited eligible applicants for the 2027/2028 Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan to nomination interviews scheduled for 2 to 5 November 2026.

Photo: Ngozi Stella Udechukwu / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Why it matters: Applicants who completed the CSFP online application and met the 2026 prospectus requirements are invited to nomination interviews between 2 and 5 November 2026.

Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Education said the Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Olatunji Alausa, has invited candidates for the 2027/2028 Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP) to attend nomination interviews.

According to the ministry, the interviews are scheduled for 2 to 5 November 2026.

The ministry said the invitation is addressed to candidates who successfully completed the CSFP application form through the Electronic Application System (EAS), the plan's online application portal, and met all requirements in the 2026 CSFP Prospectus.

Editor’s view

Rachel Smith, Students and International Editor

Candidates who completed the CSFP application through the Electronic Application System and met the 2026 prospectus requirements are invited to nomination interviews, which are scheduled for 2 to 5 November 2026.

What to watch

  • CSFP nomination interviews are scheduled to run from 2 to 5 November 2026.

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