President, Oyo NEXUS Club, based in Oyo town, Mr Muyideen Olatunji, has appealed to all associations and clubs in the country to direct their social responsibility engagements towards enhancing the academic advancement of indigent but brilliant students in all public schools in their immediate environments.
Olatunji made the appeal on Saturday during the club’s official presentation of scholarship awards to nine students drawn from 20 public senior secondary schools in Oyo town for the registration of their Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) as well as for the registration of the West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) for the next academic session.
The financial support, he noted, would help some of the brilliant but indigent students to continue their academic programmes beyond secondary school level.
He also noted that there were many brilliant students who struggled to complete their secondary school education but would need financial support to go further in their studies.
According to him, Oyo NEXUS Club is a non-governmental and non-political association of group of friends with the aim of giving back to the society.
He said: “In view of this, we organise annual quiz and debate competitions among public secondary schools in all the local governments in the areas. The essence is to identify best students who have flair for education to have access to scholarship programmes.
“From our series of tests and examinations for this year’s programme to select the best for our scholarship, not less than nine students drawn from 20 public secondary schools in Oyo town were given money to register for their WASSCE, NECO and university matriculation examinations.
“If they are able to gain admission into the university, they will continue to enjoy our university education scholarship programme. Presently, we have three students in the university that are already enjoying our scholarship. We are encouraged by their academic performances in their various universities.”
The chairman of the occasion, Dr Dupe Nihinlala Olayinka, commended the club for its initiatives and contributions towards education development in the state.