About
670 students over the weekend benefited from the MTN Foundation scholarship
scheme. 590 of the students were from Science and Technology institutions in
the South-West region, while 80 were blind students in Nigerian tertiary
institutions made the list of the physically challenged scholars.
Speaking at the awards ceremony
held at the National Arts Theatre, Lagos, the Chairman, MTN Foundation,
Ambassador Hamzat Ahmadu said the organisation celebrates academic excellence
in students who have worked extremely hard and who definitely deserve an
opportunity to pursue their dreams of higher education. “We recognise the
exemplary effort of a special group of students who have to overcome daily
challenges in their quest for a brighter future,” he said.
According to him, over the last
two weeks, scholarship awards have been presented to 238 successful candidates
in Abuja, representing the Northern part of the country and 350 successful
candidates in Owerri, representing the Eastern region.
On the whole, he noted that the foundation this year alone has awarded
scholarship to 1,087 science students and 171 brilliant blind students. The
gesture, he explained is about shaping Nigeria’s future through education and
making an investment in the lives of tomorrow’s leaders, by providing them with
an opportunity to pursue their dreams despite financial limitations.
Ahmadu who urged the recipients
not to rest on their oars said the scholars’ chances of enjoying the yearly
N200,000 is based on the maintenance of 3.5 GPA and 2.5 GPA for the blind.
On her part, the Executive
Secretary, MTN Foundation, Ms. Nonny Ugboma explained the process of obtaining
the scholarship adding that applicants must be full-time undergraduates in
public tertiary institutions across Nigeria.
Also, applicants from public
universities and colleges of education must have a minimum cumulative grade
point average (CGPA) score of 3.5 or its equivalent 2.1. For Polythenics, she
noted that applicants must have a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0
upper credit from the Ordinary National Diploma programme and have secured
admission into the Higher National Diploma (HND) programme. [VN]
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