25 July 2026
States

Education Commissioner Awards Students Scholarships

Dr Emmanuel Paddy Iyamu, Edo Commissioner of Education, has awarded a full scholarship to two students with special needs, Efe Jude and Elisha Osisike. The commissioner gave Jude the scholarship to study law, while he paid for one of Osisike’s academic sessions. Addressing the students, Iyamu asked them to stay focused and disciplined regardless of

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States

Governor Radda Awards Scholarship to 24,452 Katsina Students

Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina state has awarded N372 million bursary allowances for 24,452 continuing students in the state. This was announced in a statement by the Executive Secretary of the state’s Scholarship Board, Dr Aminu Salisu-Tsauri, on Tuesday. Salisu-Tsauri stated the approval represented not only the governor’s passion for human capital development but also

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Polytechnics

Over 120 GOZPOLY Students Awarded Scholarships

More than 120 students of Gozie Anyachebelu Polytechnic (GOZPOLY), Onitsha, Anambra State, have received scholarships for their studies. The Rector, Engr Helen Abone, announced this during the matriculation ceremony, where about 70 students were formally admitted. She added that over 16 graduates had already received certificates in entrepreneurship since the institution’s establishment. Abone said the

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States

Aiyedatiwa Approves N350m for Bursaries, Student Scholarships

Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has approved a sum of N350 million as payment for the 2025 scholarship and bursary for students of the state’s origin in various higher institutions across the country. This development was contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Ebenezer Adeniyan, on Tuesday in Akure. According to the

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CSR in Education

280 Students Awarded FUTA Union Scholarship

Eight years after its inception, the FUTASU Indigent Scholarship at the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) has achieved a landmark milestone, its first edition fully funded by the students’ union without external alumni support. The scholarship, established in 2017 by Babatunde Oluwabukunmi Victor (popularly known as Veebabs) during his tenure as the Students’ Union

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Universities

Sixteen UNILAG Students Get PMAF Scholarships

Sixteen indigent students of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) have received scholarship awards worth ₦ 8,925 million from the Professor Mike Adebamowo Foundation (PMAF) to alleviate their financial burdens and support their continued education. At the award ceremony held Thursday, July 17, 2025, at the Senate Lounge, UNILAG Senate House, Executive Director of PMAF, Prof.

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Examination Bodies

Kogi Info Commissioner Awards N1 Million Education Grant to Top JAMB Student in Mopamuro

The Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Hon. Kingsley Fanwo, has given a total of N1,000,000 as education grants to Oluwi Oluseyi Matthew, who scored 337 in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), and to the highest-scoring student in Mopamuro Local Government Area. N500,000 was awarded to Oluseyi, while another N500,000 was set

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