Twenty Blind Unijos Students Win National Scholarship Awards

UNIVERSITY OF JOS, JOS NIGERIA

(OFFICE OF THE VICE-CHANCELLOR)

INFORMATION, PUBLICATIONS, PUBLIC RELATIONS & PROTOCOL DIVISION

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TWENTY VISUALLY IMPAIRED UNIJOS STUDENTS WIN NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS

Twenty (20) Visually Impaired (Blind) Students and One (1) Science, Technology and Mathematics (STEM) Student from the University of Jos have been awarded National Scholarships meant to empower Nigerian youths and promote academic excellence in the country’s public tertiary institutions. The Scholarships are awarded each Academic Session to Visually Impaired Students studying any discipline in Public Universities, Polytechnics or Colleges of Education in the country. The Blind beneficiaries are required to maintain a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of at least 2.5 while the regular Students who benefit from the Science and Technology (STEM) Scholarship are required to maintain a CGPA of at least 3.5.

A Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) and sponsor of the Scholarship scheme, MTN Foundation also provides Scholarships to the top 10 UTME candidates as announced by JAMB each year, with the beneficiaries enjoying sponsorship from their first year all through to graduation, once they maintain the required CGPA.

During the presentation ceremony, Vice-Chancellor, University of Jos, Professor Tanko Ishaya advised the Students to consider themselves privileged to have been selected out of the numerous applications received from across the country. The Vice-Chancellor, who was represented by the Deputy Dean, Students Affairs, University of Jos, Dr Othman Ibrahim, encouraged the beneficiaries to always study hard and maintain high standards in their academic pursuits in order to continue to benefit from the Scholarship. Professor Ishaya appreciated the sponsors, MTN Foundation, for their magnanimity in providing almost 5000 Students with Scholarship opportunities since introducing the scheme some years ago.

Highpoint of the occasion was the presentation of Scholarships to the beneficiaries who were later inducted into the MTN Foundation Alumni body which makes them eligible to join the MTN Skill Up Workshop for benefitting Scholars.

Among the benefitting Visually Impaired Scholars are Justine Godwin Deshi, Nyior Dooshima, Karimu Sendi, John Jemimah Ahmadu, Deme Samuel Gadi, Bulus Lami, Ikebudu Rose Obianuju, Francis Mary Solomon and Isaac Nanlir. Others are David Timothy Dawang, Ekwo John Godwin, Obi Samuel Ebuka, Daguzuk Kangkemwa Paul, Mamman Bitrus and Musa Zara Daswat.

The benefitting Scholars, who are 200 and 300 Level Students of the University, also include Obed Blessing Saidu, Johnson Mary, Yahaya Ismaila Ya’u, Dung Gaius Aaron and Timothy Benshak Putya.

Similarly, Adewole Ayotomiwa Victor, a regular Student of the University’s Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, was awarded a Scholarship as one of the Science, Technology and Mathematics (STEM) Scholars. The Scholarships are worth Three Hundred Thousand Naira (₦300,000) per Academic Session.

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Abdullahi Abdullahi

Senior Deputy Registrar (Information & Publications)