Hospitality industry in Akwa Ibom set to encourage academic excellence

A hospitality outfit in Akwa Ibom Watbridge Hotels and Suites has opted to incorporate into its policy programme that would promote academic excellence among students in Nigeria.

Addressing newsmen at the premises of the hotel Friday in Uyo, the General Manager, Otunba Sunday Ajayi explained that such deliberate policy has led to the rolling out of a package known as Watbridge Scholar designed to celebrate and support outstanding academic talents in the country.

According to him, the establishment would undertake the payment of such student fees throughout his or her stay in the university, adding that such gesture would add to other numerous humane endeavors the hotel has embarked upon since it was established in 2018.

“In the coming days, we will be rolling out another novel idea called, The Watbridge Scholar, aimed at celebrating and supporting academic talents in the country. The Watbridge Scholars, to be keenly selected based purely on merits, will among other things enjoy financial support from the hotel, free use of our library, free stay at the Letters House, lunches, and other incentives. We are promoting Watbridge Scholar to encourage our students and youths”, he said.

He explained further that the aim of advancing innovations and doing things differently has made the hotel diversify into the agricultural sector knowing that such would not only benefit the hotel but would help in creating employment opportunities for the unemployed youths of the state.

“Watbridge Farms have also taken off to create more jobs for our youths; this agricultural arm of our enterprise will deepen our food and value chain. We have recently unpackaged the Letters House, a state-of-the-art Watbridge Hotels extension replete with a publishing arm. Its City View Meeting Hall is a beauty to behold”, he added.