First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu (4th left); on of the beneficiaries, Adijat Ayodele from Kwara State (4th right) and other dignitaries at the presentation of scholarships to 43 students in Abuja on Saturday.
The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu has offered scholarships to 43 students of tertiary institution courtsey of her National Scholarship Programme (NASP) under Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI).
At the maiden ceremony of the initiative on Saturday in Abuja, Mrs Tinubu informed that each beneficiary would get N4 million across four academic sessions and a new laptop.
News Rider reports that the beneficiaries were selected from the 36 States of the Federation including the FCT, while each awardee was nominated by their state governor.
The first lady noted that the Renewed Hope Initiative scholarship is a transformative scheme that would change lives and shape the destiny of youths across the nation.
She said that it required the collective responsibility of Nigerians to provide every child with quality education and assist the youths to attain their highest potentials, irrespective of their background.
Apart from endorsement by state governors, other criteria for nomination include proof of admission with any of Nigeria's tertiary institutions even as the beneficiary must possess good academic grade of 3,0 GPA and above.
The first lady lamented that numerous youths across the nation are unable to afford the cost of tertiary education due to financial limitation.
She stated that quality education is not just a fundamental right of every child but a key to unlock doors to a promising future and help to empower individual families and the entire communities.
“What we are witnessing today is being done to support and complement President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s drive at making tertiary education accessible, especially with the introduction of students loan scheme.
“The RHI scholarship programme is a commitment and a promise that we make today to identify with the youths, to say to them that their dreams and aspiration matter.
“Through this programme, we seek not only to provide financial assistance but also foster an environment where talents are nurtured and where potential is recognised," she added.
Mrs Tinubu envisaged a country where every child, regardless of their circumstances, would access the best education, saying that the scholarship entails igniting curiosity, sparkling innovations and fostering the love for learning that would transcend generations.
She urged the beneficiaries to study hard, work hard and make the best use of the opportunity offered to them.
While acknowledging the stakeholders, she enjoined well-meaning Nigerians to support RHI's goals targeted at reaching out to many Nigerians in order to make life easy for them.
She hinted that the initiative is not an isolated effort but a collective endeavour that required the involvement of all stakeholders, just as she appreciated Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) for the donation of 50 laptops in support of RHI.
Mrs Tinubu commended all the coordinators, including governors’ wives, the wives of service chiefs and other organisations for their support in ensuring that the programme became a reality.
Four of the awardees – Adijat Ayodele from Kwara, Daniel Sunmonu from Ekiti, Eze Ijeoma from Anambra and Usman Sanni, a Chemistry student of Federal University of Dutsimma, Katsina – said they were excited over the scholarship.
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