MTNF gives out scholarships, worth N1.9 billion, in 8 years

THE Corporate Social Investment arm of MTN, the MTN Foundation has disclosed that it had given out over 8,000 scholarships, worth more than N1.9 billion since the launch of the  Naira have also been awarded to students since the launch of the MTN Foundation scholarship program was launched in 2011.

Speaking during one of the events of the Foundation in Lagos, recently,  the director MTN Foundation Mr Dennis Okoro explained that the need to assist the Nigerian youth get quality education without having to worry about tuition and other bills that come with school education,  informed the  setting up of the scholarship scheme.

He stated that the Foundation, in the month of September  2018 alone, awarded scholarships worth N200,000 to more than 400 Nigerian students for two categories of students – those studying science and technology courses and the  visually- impaired students.

He added that a total of 1,164 scholarships had been awarded to deserving students in various educational institutions across the country, since the beginning of the year.

At the award ceremonies held in Abuja, Owerri and Lagos last month, September, the foundation also inducted previous beneficiaries of the scholarship program into the Alumni association of MTNF scholarships.

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“Aiding and improving the lives of the Nigerian youth is something that is deer to us and close to out hearts, that is why MTNF has been awarding scholarships to Nigerian student since 2011. We intend to impact positively on the nation, Our impact goes beyond statistics and figures, it is to shape Nigeria’s future through education; to invest in the lives of tomorrow’s leaders, by providing them with an opportunity to pursue their dreams despite financial limitations,” Okoro stated.

According to him, the Foundation which was launched in 2005 with the sole aim of improving quality of lives in communities across the country, had for more than a decade helped impact lives positively through several social investment programmes in the areas of education, health and economic empowerment.