Six high school students from
across the Federation, Nigeria,
have emerged winners of the
American University of Nigeria’s scholarships contested in the nation’s six geographical zones
for the first time at the maiden
AUN Day. The lucky winners include: Nneoma Jennifer Emejuru
(female, Providence High School,
Enugu), Chiamaka Elsie Nwachukwu
(female, Cita High School, Port
Harcourt), Zamiyat Ozohu Abubakar (female,
May Day College, Lagos), Joseph Shwarmu’ut Dalughut
(male, St. John’s Vianney
Seminary, Jos), Kingsley Celestine Jima (male, St
Peter’s Seminary, Yola) and Fatima Zahra’u Ali (female,
Queens Science Academy, Kano). According to Mr. Abubakar Abba
Tahir, Assistant Vice President
for Public Relations and
Communications, ”the examination was used
to assess 54 candidates for
merit-based scholarships
and will henceforth be held
annually.. “about N120 million for the
six winners cover full
tuition, accommodation and
feeding for all beneficiaries
throughout their
undergraduate years, provided that they meet
the renewal condition of a
minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0
scale”. Apart from those based on
merit, Tahir noted, ”there are also need-
based scholarships for the
under-served, enrolled
students. Sports and other
achievement scholarships
are also available at AUN”. In another development, AUN
recently received a scholarship
from the Peace Corps Nigeria
Alumni Foundation (PCNAF) and
the Friends of Nigeria (FON). This
scholarship will support a female student at AUN. AUN is located in Yola, northeast,
Nigeria, near the border with
Cameroon. Candidates for
qualifying examination must have
a minimum score of 245 on the
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board Unified
Tertiary Matriculation
Examination (JAMB-UTME) test
and a minimum of 10 A’s and
B’s obtained at the high-school
level. These must include 4A’s
(preferably in English Language
and Mathematics) and 6B’s on
the other academic subjects, not
including Agricultural Sciences, a
Nigerian language, Religion, or Home Economics. New Source:
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