Six indigenes of Gombe State made the list in the 200 scholarship award of the African Union Commission and the African Union Development Agency in partnership with Renewed Hope Initiative of the First Lady, Senator Remi Tinubu.
The Commissioner for Education Dr Aishatu Umar Maigari, stated this on Thursday in Abuja while leading the successfully selected students from Gombe State for the award presentation.
The programme according to the Commissioner was designed to support Secondary School graduates particularly from the less-privileged families to further their education at the tertiary level.
Speaking at the unveiling, held at the Banquet Hall of the State House Abuja, the First Lady Senator Remi Tinubu, said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration will continue to prioritise education as evident in the various policies and programmes been implemented in the sector since inception.
Senator Tinubu also emphasised that education and empowerment of the Nigerian girl-child will consistently be given priority attention to fill the gap with their male counterpart, in receiving comprehensive formal education which
she said, has brought about the need for the establishment of alternative high schools for girls across the country.
In a remark, the Minister of Education Professor Tahir Mamman, described the First Lady as Education champion, who is always concerned about the education of the younger generation and commended her initiatives under the Renewed Hope Initiatives geared at complimenting the educational policies of Tinubu-led administration.
The successful students to benefit from the initiative from Gombe State include Abdullahi Abubakar, Kamal Abdulsalam,
Elisha Eglah, Muhammad Abdul-Azeez, Hajibukar Mohammed and Yunusa Umar Farouq.
They have since been inaugurated with others across the country and presented with their award letters in a colourful event.
Saidu Bappa Malala
Chief Information Officer
MoE Gombe State
