African Union (AU) announced its offering scholarships for master and doctorate degrees programmes to qualified students at its five newly established institutes in the continent.

Prof. Sarah Agbor, the Commissioner of Human Resources and Technology Department, African Union Commission, made the declaration when she visited the Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu on Tuesday in Abuja.

She said the scholarship project was to enhance knowledge and skills acquisition in technology to advance development in Africa.

She said AU had chosen five strategic countries in the continent to establish the institutes.

Agbor urged interesting individuals to visit AU website for details.

According to her, African youths must be given the right environment to develop right competent skills to participate in the development that Africa needs.

She said Pan African University Institute was a flagship of the project regarding continental education strategy for Africa.

Agbor noted the remarkable growth in quantity and quality of scientific publications in the last five years in Nigeria, adding that Nigeria was the third in the continent in Science and Technology production.

Responding, Onu commended the effort of AU toward Africa’s development.

He said the ministry would always collaborate with organisations with the aim of promoting Africa and Nigeria in particular.