12 Unilorin Students Win Prestigious Foundation Scholarships
Among the twenty student recipients chosen from Nigeria’s public higher education institutions, twelve scholarships were granted to students from the University of Ilorin.
At the third scholarship ceremony for students from public higher education institutions organized by the Mojirola Educational Foundation in Ilorin, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Professor Wahab Egbewole (SAN), stated that over five decades, Unilorin and its pupils have garnered significant support due to their steadfast commitment to maintaining an exemplary record untarnished by scandals.
The Vice Chancellor, speaking via the Dean of Student Affairs, Dr. Alex Akanni, also expressed gratitude to the educational foundation for allocating more than half of the scholarship positions to Unilorin University.
He urged the recipients of the grants to view the funding as an initial investment, strive to achieve their goals, and later contribute back to the system so that future generations can also benefit.
Discussing the core purpose of the scholarship program, CEO of Mojirola Educational Foundation, Engineer Joseph Duntoye—a graduate of the University of Ilorin’s Faculty of Engineering—stated that the Project Director, Dr. Ruth Abiola Adimula, an Associate Professor at the Center for Peace and Strategic Studies (CPSS) at Unilorin, emphasized that the foundation aims primarily to support economically disadvantaged but academically talented students hailing from Kwara State.
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“This would assist in mitigating the impact of school fees and essential educational requirements,” she stated.
The leadership at Mojirola observed that the societal demand escalated due to rising tuition costs; hence, they expanded the number of recipients to 20 students, awarding each a scholarship worth N200,000.00 under the Mojirola Scholars program this year.
It is a co-ed scholarship open to both Christian and Muslim boys and girls. The recipients all come from public schools. This year, we received more than 200 applications, which underwent screening to verify strong academic records and family circumstances, as well as to evaluate their levels of need among other criteria.
Among the top 20 candidates who fulfilled all criteria, the distribution was as follows: 12 recipients are affiliated with the University of Ilorin; 3 come from Usman Dan Fodio University in Sokoto; one each hail from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University in Bauchi, Ahmadu Bello University located in Zaria, Bayero University situated in Kano, University of Jos, and Federal University of Technology in Minna.
An educational charity urged other benevolent citizens of Nigeria to assist the government and community by leveraging their assets to bolster education within the nation.
The government alone cannot address all needs, particularly with many young people requiring assistance to complete their education and numerous others seeking job opportunities post-graduation. Thus, we urge individuals, corporations, and organizations to prioritize sponsoring educational pursuits and offering employment to our youth. Doing so would decrease the number of talented and exceptional young people migrating to more developed nations.
Regrettably, in recent years, we have been losing these young individuals not just to contribute to the growth of other countries but also to the harsh reality of premature death and insignificance due to their embarrassment at returning home.
As a representative for the group, Mr. Emmanuel Olalajulo, a 400-level Medical and Surgical student at Unilorin with a GPA of 4.94, expressed his gratitude on behalf of everyone else. He conveyed thanks to the Mojirola Educational Foundation and encouraged fellow beneficiaries to make full use of their scholarships.
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