84 students receive Senator Albert’s scholarship payment

Eighty four remaining students of the 481 beneficiaries of the Senator Albert Bassey scholarship scheme are in joyous mode, following the release of N3.1milion by their benefactor for the payment of their second-semester tuition fees and stipend for the 2021/2022 academic session.

Head of the scholarship management team, Dr Unyime Okon said that about 70% of the students are from Medicine and Surgery of the Faculty of Basic Medical Studies, Pharmacy, and Engineering of the University of Uyo.

He also stated that students from the University of Calabar, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Akwa Ibom State University, and Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osura, are also part of the beneficiaries.

“47 of the 84 current beneficiaries are expected to graduate by the end of the current semester, with the remaining 37 students to complete their respective programmes by the end of the 2022/2023 academic session,” he stated.

The scholarship scheme was launched in January 2016, and 41 beneficiaries have graduated with first-class honours, and more than 300 with second-class upper-division honours in different fields of endeavour.

Senator Albert has expended over N150 million on the programme since its inception in 2016.