UNILAG Alumni awards scholarship to 28 indigent students
The University of Lagos Alumni Association, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), chapter, on Thursday, awarded scholarships to about 28 Senior Secondary school students in 6 Area Councils. The scholarship award covers
The University of Lagos Alumni Association, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), chapter, on Thursday, awarded scholarships to about 28 Senior Secondary school students in 6 Area Councils.
The scholarship award covers school fees, levies, West African Examinations Council (WAEC), and National Examinations Council (NECO) exams.
Mrs. Julia Davis, Vice Chairperson of the Association's FCT branch, while speaking to journalists, Mrs. Julia Davis said 28 brilliant students from the six Area Councils in Abuja were carefully selected for their performance.
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She said, "And these 28 students who received the award today were the ones who came out on top".
She noted that among those selected were children with special needs, and the association is very proud of them.
She said, "So it's our joy that we are seeing this kind of improvement in our society, that even though they have this impairment, you know, they are still able to stand with their pair.
"And so, we are happy to make them also recipients of this. Well, the amount that we have given to each of them is to take care of their NECO exams, their WAEC, and school fees for the year. As a matter of fact, I didn't tell you at the start that this scholarship award that we're giving today is a yearly event for my alumni association."
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Dr. Danlami Hayyo, the Mandate Secretary for Education, who was represented at the occasion by Director/Secretary, FCT Secondary Education Board, Hajiya Fatima Gambo Babba, commended the kind gesture of the association and noted that lots of students cannot afford to pay their fees, but this scholarship would cushion some of the challenges of their parents.
She lamented, "Some students find it difficult to pay their school fees, and this gesture will go a long way in alleviating the suffering of some parents".
She therefore urged other non-governmental organizations and individuals to replicate what UNILAG Alumni just did and take up some of the challenges that some students have, which would go a long way.
Emmanuel Emele, the Chairman of the association's scholarship committee, stressed that their focus is on indigent students.
He added that for now, the association is concentrating only on SS3 students, noting that the scholarship award has been ongoing for the past three years and will continue.
