Theresa May, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom has announced an increase by 100 in the Chevening scholarship slots for African students, this makes it about 30 percent increase in existing slots.
The Chevening Scholarship ensures that international students who have leadership and networking skills from 144 countries and territories take postgraduate courses in unversities in United Kingdom.
The prime minister who announced this in Cape Town, South Africa, noted that the scholarship would enable the brightest and best African students to study in the best universities in the United Kingdom. 
The objective of Chevening is “to support foreign policy priorities and achieve FCO objectives by creating lasting positive relationships with future leaders, influencers, and decision-makers”.
This is part of the UK’s commitment to expanding its diplomatic and trade relations in Africa, following its exit from the European Union via Brexit.
According to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) over 8,000 African students have benefited from the scholarship scheme since it kicked off in 1983.
In September 2018, 340 students African students will begin their masters programme in the UK on the scholarship scheme, over 30 of those will be Nigerian students.
There are currently 43 Nigerian students rounding up their masters degree in the UK, on the same scholarship, which is estimated to be worth about N20 million per student.
For the 2017/2018 session, the highest beneficiary out of Africa was Egypt, with 67 scholars.
Applications for 2019/2020 academic session are currently on, and eligible Nigerian students can still apply up until November 6, 2018
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