6 students bag scholarships

Six Nigerian students have been awarded post-graduate scholarships to study in South Korea by the Republic of Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). According to Mr Sang Jung, Chief Resident Representative at the agency’s office in Abuja, the students who were selected from the six geo-political zones in the country will be resume in top Korean institutions next month.

Jung said the scholarships would provide the opportunity for the students to learn from Korea’s experience in poverty reduction and socio-economic development.

He added that KOICA is an agency of the Korean government responsible for the delivery of grants and technical cooperation programmes in developing countries and that 16 Nigerian students had benefited from the scheme in the last five years.

FUNAAB plans free education for less privileged students The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta(FUNAAB), Professor Olusola Bandele Oyewole has stressed the need for the University to have a policy that will enable less privileged students go through school without hassles.

Professor Oyewole who spoke at a meeting with students of the institution last week at the Tony Anenih Hall harped on the importance of such policies that will reduce the burdens of less privileged students and make them focus on their studies.

The V.C said: “it is high time for the University to give the less privilege students special consideration in the area of logistics, financial assistance, employment,

participation in extra-curricular activities, among others”.

He added that, that the management is considering setting up a Trust Fund to assist the less privilege students as it is done in other countries.

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