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Buhari awards three secondary school pupils scholarship to PhD level
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Monday, awarded a scholarship to three secondary school students who emerged winners at the 2020 Young Nigerian Scientists Presidential Award Competition.
The scholarship will fund their education up to the Doctor of Philosophy in science disciplines of their choice in Nigerian universities.
Buhari spoke while declaring open, the 2020 Science, Technology and Innovation Expo at the Eagle Square, Abuja.
Its theme is ”Enhancing The Growth Of A Diversified Economy Through Science And Technology.”
The President praised the creativity and competitive spirit of the three young scientists for emerging tops in the competition tagged ‘774 Young Nigerian Scientists Presidential Award.’
The beneficiaries are Akintade Akanbi from Osogbo Government High School, Osogbo, Osun State, who came first; while the second positions went to Uwakwe Kamsiyochukwu of Anambra State from British Spring College, Awka; and Aimofumhe Sigmus of Federal Capital Territory from the School of the Gifted, Gwagwalada, Abuja, respectively.
Buhari promised that his regime would continue to invest in human capital development, being Nigeria’s greatest resource.
‘This is richly embodied in our youth who make up tens of millions of incredibly talented persons, constantly pushing and striving towards greatness. The future of Nigeria belongs to our youth,” he said.
”This administration will, therefore, continue to create the enabling environment for them to develop to the fullest, their potentials.
”We will harness their energy and their talents to make Nigeria achieve true greatness.”
Also said the regime was ready to partner the private sector to promote science and technology development.
He added,
”Government will continually support the creation of intervention funds to strengthen research and development, human capacity building programmes and collaboration with the organised private sector.
”We will continue to work towards the realisation of the National Research and Innovation Fund. I am aware, this fund will help promote research activities in our country.”
A Presidency statement by Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, said the President directed the ministers of science and technology to create the needed opportunities to ensure that Nigerian scientists worked toward providing solutions to the nation’s challenges of insecurity, unemployment, poverty, healthcare delivery and power.
Buhari noted that if Nigeria’s potentials in the science and technology sector were properly harnessed, with the enabling environment created, 100 million Nigerians would be taken out of poverty in the next 10 years.
”This remains my aim for Nigerians,” Buhari added.
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