Nigerian telecommunications giant, Etisalat has presented scholarships to 60 outstanding University students under its Annual Merit Awards Scheme, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility. The lucky students were drawn from 6 universities in the South-South and South East regions of the country.
The Etisalat Merit Awards is a scheme that offers university students the opportunity to secure grants for completion of their undergraduate degree programmes. It is designed to encourage and reward exceptional performance by students with the highest CPGA in Electrical Electronics Engineering, Management and Computer Science.
A statement made by the Chief Executive Officer of the company, Mr. Steven Evans said over 500 university students across the country have so far benefitted from the scholarship scheme since it commenced in 2009. Explaining the rationale behind the establishment of the scholarship awards, Evans said a research conducted in 2009 by the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) revealed that more than a billion people around the world can neither read nor write. The report further showed there is a strong correlation between education and development of any modern state, as several countries such as South Korea and Singapore have their development based on a foundation of heavy Management and Computer investment in the education sector.
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| Steven Edward Evans, CEO - Etisalat Nigeria |
While addressing the attendees, Evans said, "the merit award is part of the company's corporate social responsibility and it is a demonstration of Etisalat's commitment to educational development and promotion of excellence among the youths in the country. The vibrancy of the educational sector in Nigeria cannot be over-emphasized as therein lies the key to improvement in the quality of manpower.
"Etisalat is proudly a long term partner on this journey and I enjoin all recipients to use this opportunity to build on their previous achievements as the award serves as stimulus for development." The CEO also stated that
Etisalat is currently training teachers in Rivers states on English language and hopes to partner with the Rivers state government on other developmental initiatives in the nearest future. Whilst appreciating Etisalat on behalf of the Rivers State ...government, Mr. ThankGod said, "We are grateful for Etisalat's partic-ipation in educational devel¬opment in kfigeria and Rivers State. The Rivers state vision is embedded in infrastructural development and qualitative education and this partnership with Etisalat is a good initiative, which should be emulated by other corporate bodies."
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