APC Professionals Council has announced the commencement of 7th edition of its tuition free scholarship scheme.
This is contained in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos by the council’s National Director General, Amb. Seyi Bamigbade.
According to him, the programme tagged, “Renewed Hope Scholarship Scheme” which is in collaboration with National Image Scholarship, a consortium for Educational Support Scheme is aimed at engaging young people interested in advancing their educational pursuit but challenged by finances.
He noted that this is in line with the President Bola Ahmed Tiunbu administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda of providing equal opportunity to all to compete favourably since during campaign.
Amb. Bamigbade said education plays a pivotal role in raising the frontiers of national development and keeping the young population engaged as not to engage in social vices that will be inimical to their future.
The statement read in part, “All Progressive Congress Professionals Council and National Image Magazine as a Public-Private Partnership (P.P.P.) offers to support less privileged young secondary School leavers with 5 credits include English and Mathematics, to advance Participants in their University, Polytechnic (OND/HND Degrees) and College of Education Programme with free admission into our designed Public Private Partnership Higher Institutions in Nigeria with Free School Fees scholarship throughout their careers.
“There is no limit to what our youths can accomplish as more opportunities will be presented to them in pursuing their respective professional careers. It is therefore a novel approach to create an Educational Scholarship Supports and enhancing productivity by ways of empowerment through the acquisition of quick skill-sets entrepreneurship for immediate employment opportunities, thereafter introducing participants to relevant professional firms for Industrial Attachment.
“The targeted participants are young people within the age bracket of 17 – 30 have their 5 credits including Mathematics and English in WAEC, NECO, (Awaiting Result), Undergraduate, HND Conversion Academic and Bachelor Degree Programme”, he said.
Those interested in benefitting from the scheme are urged to visit
www.scholarshipforallyouth.com
