The plight of Nigerian scholars in Russia and the nonchalance of the Nigerian Government

Every undergraduate dreams of graduating from the university with quality education and at the stipulated duration of his/her course of study. The tertiary education system in Nigeria with its recurrent strikes, the lack of opportunities and means in the country to actualize one's goals especially after graduation and lastly, the desire to acquire quality education has driven many Nigerian students to seek for admission overseas. Since most of them cannot afford their travel, feeding and tuition fees, they solicit for assistance through scholarship schemes who sponsor full or part sponsorships to the students in monetary terms.
One of such scholarship schemes is the Bilateral Education Scholarship Scheme, a scheme which handles scholarships being offered by non-speaking English countries to Nigeria and vice versa. Russia is one of these countries in collaboration with Nigeria. In the agreement between both countries regarding the Nigerian scholars, the Russian government is to pay the tuition fees for these students while the Nigerian government is to cater for the students' monthly upkeep.
Presently, the Russian Government seems to be the only one honouring the bilateral agreement because for over five months, the Nigerian government  has desisted from providing for these students who it has undertaken to care for leaving the students broke and in need. Some have resorted to borrowing in an attempt to avoid starvation and temptation to steal to the extent that the Russian government, who are aware of their pitiable condition gives them meagre funds to sustain them. Some of the students have lost academic focus which is understandable. Maslow's hierarchical theory states that primary needs; shelter, food and clothing comes before other needs, one cannot be expected to study if he lacks nourishment.
Cries on the plight of these scholars, who traveled to Russia with hopes for a brighter and better academic future, are all over national newspapers and online magazines but the Nigerian Government has turned deaf ears to their situation. Few of these students have parents who provide them with the little they can but the rest are in sheer misery as their country has failed in its duty to provide for them.
Recently, the Olympic athletes representing Nigeria were embarrassed because the country made no provisions for their accommodation and they were privileged to be assisted by one of our very own, a footballer, from his personal finance. Who will liberate these students from this penury? The carelessness of the Nigerian government can no longer be tolerated. A clarion call should be made.