Noble Women and Children Initiative (NWCI), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), yesterday sponsored 22 students to Uphill College of Education, Badagry, Lagos for the National Certificate of Education (NCE), under its scholarships scheme.
President, NWCI, Princess Adaora Obi-Onwu, said the students were among the 35, who collected forms under NWCI’s scholarship scheme.
She said the students would be given the opportunity to further their education or seek teaching job.
“Since 2022 we have started the scholarships scheme, we have given admission to many students. Now we have 32 in 100 level, 18 in 200 level and today 22 are graduating. “This is our own way of giving back to the society. The best investment should be in humanity.
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“When you educate and empower young men and women, you have given them what they will depend on,” she said.
Obi-Onwu said the body had been giving back to the society through its empowerment and training programme.
“We distributed palliatives during COVID-19, visited correctional centres to give them food items.’’
A beneficiary, Miss Charity Ozigbo, 26-year-old graduate of Economics and Social Sciences, said she saw it as a great opportunity.