Unilag Alumni, Lagos chapter, to give N3m scholarship to 20 indigent students
Lukumon Adeoti, chairman, University of Lagos (UNILAG) Alumni Association, Lagos State chapter, has announced the activities marking the group’s week, saying the highpoint of the occasion will be the award of N3 million scholarships to 20 indigent students of the university for a period of four years.
Adeoti, who noted that the activities of the association had over the years continued to positively impact on members and the general public, said each of the 20 indigent students would receive N150,000 per session through their four-year term in the institution.
On the criteria for selecting the beneficiaries, the chairman, flanked by other executive members of the association, said: “There is an existing committee for indigent students in the university that handles the selection. The committee announces the programme and invites applications. Interested candidates fill the form given out by the committee.
“The form contains comprehensive information about the applicant. Then there’s a follow up by the committee to verify the authenticity of the claims made in the form. So, it is not just about filling the form; steps are taken to find out the truth about an applicant’s status.”
Explaining that the association has too many humanitarian interventions to make, the chairman urged members to continue to donate their widow’s mite toward the empowerment programme and also be committed to paying their check-off dues and other donations.
“We are committed to assisting the needy. By the time you assist those people, there is no way God Almighty will not assist you. There are some students that are going through serious financial challenges that need support to go through their studies,” he said.
Adeoti also announced that Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, and Akokite, would be the special guests of honour at the launch of academic empowerment fund and award night slated for Sunday, February 5.
Aderonke Lawal, chairperson, planning committee of the Week, who announced programmes lined up for the events, said there “would be a ‘walk against stress’ in the morning of Thursday, February 2, 2017. This would be followed by a health lecture, ‘Executive stress management.’”