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DANGOTE REFINERY AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS OF IBEJU LEKKI

 

Dangote Refinery awards scholarships to students of Ibeju Lekki

Abdulrahman Lekki Risho Yoyinsola of LASU receives her award from Devakumar Edwin,

Abdulrahman Lekki Risho Yoyinsola of LASU receives her award from Devakumar Edwin of Dangote Refinery

Dangote Oil Refining Company has awarded scholarships to students of 137 tertiary institutions and secondary schools from Ibeju Lekki, Lagos State.

The company said the scholarship had become an annual event meant to contribute to the educational development of the people and position them rightly in the scheme of things in Lagos State and Nigeria in general.

Group Executive Director, Strategy, Capital Projects and Portfolio Development, Dangote Group, Mr. Devakumar Edwin, presented the scholarships to beneficiaries on Monday.

The scholarships were presented to 19 tertiary students and 118 secondary school students from 15 communities in Ibeju Lekki.

Edwin said the Dangote Group believes that education is the passport to the future and that an investment in knowledge yields the greatest dividends for mankind.

He said the company had over the years supported the Nigerian educational sector by instituting scholarship award programmes.

According to him, this is part of the company’s education intervention initiative for indigenous students of host communities impacted by its businesses.

“In 2019, we executed a pilot of the scholarship programme where 51 secondary school students from our 15 host communities here in Ibeju Lekki were awarded.

“However, as 2019 came to a close, COVID-19 hit the global community, leaving its indelible mark not only on businesses but on every household. As a result, we could not institute the second edition of the scholarship programme in the year 2020.

As the curtain closes on 2021, we cannot but acknowledge the efforts that our scholars have put into their academic studies, to obtain such excellent results which qualifies them as beneficiaries of this award.

Hence, after a rigorous screening process, 118 secondary school students and 19 tertiary institution students from our host communities have qualified for this scholarship award,” the GED added.

While congratulating the beneficiaries, he enjoined them to continue to work hard at their studies, strive to achieve excellence in all that they do, and never stop giving their best.

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