By IndyPress News Desk 

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, University of Ibadan (ASUU UI) has awarded scholarships a total sum of N1.1 million to 11 indigent students to support access to quality education.

According to a report by Leadership.ng, the scholarships were presented on Thursday during an emergency congress of the union, following a screening exercise conducted by a committee.

The awards comprised two scholarships of N200,000 each under the national ASUU scholarship scheme, five awards of N100,000 each funded by the university branch, and four awards of N50,000 each sponsored by Professor Tajudeen Akanbi.

According to the union, 56 students applied for the scholarships.

Recipients of the national scholarship include Olawale Esther Enioluwa, a 300 level student of Archaeology and Anthropology in the Faculty of Arts, who emerged as the highest ranked applicant, and Orji Cynthia Adaeze, a 300 level Political Science student in the Faculty of Social Sciences. Both received N200,000 each.

The recipients of the branch funded awards of N100,000 each include Dosunmu Mazeedah of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Oyeniyi Oluwaseyi, a 400 level Pharmacy student; Aanuoluwa Adeshewa Mary, a 400 level Physiotherapy student; Jumat Aminat Eniola of Economics; and Olowode Hamzat Temitayo.

Other awardees include Ogundare Marvelous, Williams Happiness, Oladepo Peter Olamide, and another beneficiary whose name could not be confirmed.

The scholarship is part of ASUU’s broader commitment to supporting financially disadvantaged students with strong academic records.

According to the union, branches and individual members across the country provide similar assistance annually.

Credit: Leadership.ng