- By Mistura Oseni
The Lagos State Scholarship Board has renewed appeal on residents especially the indigenes to take full advantage of the scheme towards providing quality education and better future for their wards.
Executive Secretary of the Board Abdulrahman Lekki made this call during the Valedictory and Haflah Programme by the At-Tanzeel Schools held at the Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, Alausa, Ikeja. Lekki who was represented at the event by Abdulganiyu Coker said that the board had provided succour for many indigent students in the state’s tertiary institutions.
He said the students have right to the scholarships so long their parents are indigenes, perform their civic duty to the state adding those who are not from Lagos could benefit from the Spelling Bee competition that produced One Day Governor, through Sports and persons with Special needs.
Lekki spoke on Opportunities, Prospects and Benefits of Scholarship and Bursaries.
According to him, the scholarship though provided for students based on high grades, are also available at the federal and local government levels.
He reminded parents and the graduands to also take advantage of NELFUND initiated by the federal government in which he noted that the highest applicants for now are from the Northern parts of the country.
He said that education goes beyond going to school but positioning the minds for greater opportunities.
Engagement Manager, Mckinsey & Company, Hajia Zainab Dosunmu urged the graduands to be proud of their identity.
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She enjoined them to role models for the upcoming young ones since they have been well grounded through their academic pursuit.
Board Chairman of At-Tanzeel Schools, Alhaji Saheed Bashir, lamented the dangers inherent in unregulated access to the internet and gadgets by students. He said the school placed high premium on academics and teaching of Islam along with extracurricular activities.
Saheed Bashir noted that At-Tanzeel is now certified by the Cambridge International Education which allows them to offer curriculum in that line and prepare the students for exchange programme. According to him, the school has invested in the state of the art equipment to enhance logistics and the sanctity of examinations noting that 94 per cent of their students scored over 300 in the last JAMB exams.
Chairman on the occassion, Kamaldeen Shonibare urged parents to strive to give their children both formal and Islamic education.
He said he was proud of the achievement of the school in moulding young talented students ready to contribute to the growth of the nation.
38 students graduated in the 2024 session from the At-Tanzeel School, Igbogbo-Ikorodu established in 2010 in which six among them have memorised the Holy Quran.