Rejoinder: Scrapping the BEA foreign scholarship is a regressive, unjustified betrayal of Nigeria’s national vision, global future, by Sanusi A. S. Maikudi The Federal Government’s decision to cancel the Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) scholarship scheme—announced by the Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa—is an act of monumental short-sightedness. To dismiss such a noble, merit-based programme as a “waste of resources” is not only insulting to its beneficiaries but represents a tragic departure from the visionary ideals of Nigeria’s founding fathers and a blatant deviation from international best practices. 1. A Dangerous...