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By David Odama
The House of presentations member representing Awe, Doma, and Keana Federal Constituency, Abubakar Hassan Nalaraba, has awarded Scholarship to 1,000 underprivileged indegent students across the 13 local government areas of the State.
The scholarship award estimated at N100m were presented to the beneficiaries, Saturday in Lafia, , courtesy Nalaraba Foundation, established by the lawmaker to support the educational advancement of the youth educational empowerment.
Each beneficiary of the scholarship scheme received N100,000, to cover tuition fees for at least one academic session.
According to the lawmaker, the initiative is designed to ease the financial stress of the parents and students as well as to promote access to higher education.
“We took statistics and conducted research. We found that tuition in the state university and other institutions was not above N100,000. We decided to cover this for the underprivileged to make a positive impact,” he said.We consulted community stakeholders to help select deserving students from each town and village,” he added
Chairman of the Nalaraba 2025 Scholarship Grants, Prof. Amirikpa Oyigbenu, praised the lawmaker for the initiative, noting that all beneficiaries had received their payments. He urged students to use the funds wisely to justify the lawmaker’s efforts and ensure the continuation of future empowerment programmes.
“In every ward, at least one, two, or three students have benefited. We took care to identify indigent children whose parents cannot afford tuition fees,” Oyigbenu said.Traditional leader Aren Eggon Ahmed Ubangari also lauded the lawmaker, urging beneficiaries to use the scholarships judiciously.
Reacting on behalf of other recipients, Abimiku David and Safiyanu Bushrat, thanked the lawmaker and his foundation for finding them worthy to benefit from the scholardhip scheme.
According to them, the scholarships would not only ensure that their dream of being educated is realized, but support their educational pursuits and reduce the burden of their parents
