President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja granted full scholarship up to the Doctor of Philosophy degree level to three secondary students who emerged winners at the year 2020 Young Nigerian Scientists Presidential Award Competition.
The students are Masters Akintade Abdullahi Akanbi of Osun State from Osogbo Government High School Osogbo, Osun State, who came first; while the second positions went to Uwakwe Nelson Kamsiyochukwu of Anambra State from British Spring College, Awka and Aimofumhe Eshiobomhe Sigmus of FCT from the School of the Gifted, Gwagwalada, Abuja, respectively.
”This Administration will therefore continue to create the enabling environment for them to develop to the fullest, their potentials.The President reiterated the commitment of the Federal Government to partner with the private sector on science, technology and innovation sector development towards ensuring that the sector plays the very important role in advancing the frontiers of knowledge for nation building.
The President, therefore, directed the ministers of science and technology to create the needed opportunities to ensure that Nigerian scientists work towards providing solutions to the nation’s challenges of insecurity, unemployment, poverty, healthcare delivery and power, among others. ”A prime example of an outstanding Nigerian is Mal. Jelani Aliyu, who is now Director-General of the National Automatic Design and Development Council.
The Minister said in the last six months of the second term of President Buhari, the STI sector helped create over 900,000 jobs while data from the National Bureau of Statistics show that Nigeria saved over N1 trillion in the importation of raw materials in both 2017 and 2018.”The data for 2019 is yet to be released.
Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)
Explain to Nigerians exactly who is footing the bills of the scholarships? is it from personal purse of MBuhari or is it from the purse of Nigerian Federal Government? when Monies belonging to Nigerians are spent no individual should be credited for it, sycophant buhari
Where are the schools you promised to build - how many secondary schools per year again?
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