The Academic Excellence Initiative (AEI), a non-governmental organisation in Ibadan, Oyo State, has presented the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) scholarship award to 43 deserving students. The NGO had earlier, in Ibadan and Oyo town, conducted a selection test for 334 candidates who applied for the scheme. Forty-three of them who scored 50 per cent and above were selected for the scholarship. The project’s coordinator for Ibadan zone, Mr Idris Openiyi, said AEI deemed it fit to organise the UTME seminar to enlighten prospective UTME candidates and present free forms to support some of the candidates. One of the guest speakers, Miss Mary Osanyinlusi, urged the youths to discover their potential before choosing a course of study.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 30, 2020 14:37 UTC