Foundation Celebrates Late Founder's 100th Posthumous Birthday with Annual Student Bursaries

Date: 2024-11-05

Nigerian Tribune reports that the Adesiyun-Olafimihan Foundation in Offa, Kwara State, has awarded its annual bursary to financially disadvantaged students in secondary and tertiary institutions across Nigeria.

This year's event was especially significant as it marked the centenary of the foundation's late founder, Chief (Mrs.) Felicia Adeola Adesiyun, a well-regarded school proprietress.

The bursary distribution included N50,000 awarded to each of 50 secondary school students, representing both Christian and Muslim communities. Additionally, 20 students from various higher institutions received N100,000 each as part of the foundation's ongoing commitment to supporting education.

The exercise, which commenced in 2003 courtesy of Mrs Adesiyun, has now gulped more than N12 million.

Speaking on the occasion, the Director of Programmes, Professor Adeyinka Adesiyun, said that the Adesiyun Olafimihan Foundation bursary award was established in 2003 by the late Mrs Adesiyun as the two families' (Adesiyun-Olafimihan) contributions to assist indigents students of Offa regardless of their religious faith in the pursuit of their educational career.

Professor Adesiyun who said that since the inception of the programme 21 years ago, beneficiaries of the exercise have occupied top positions in both public and private establishment.

He charged the beneficiaries to utilise the award for the purpose intended while they should also be good ambassadors of their parents and guardians, just as he warned them against joining cults and other related societies.

The coordinator of the programme, Professor Olusola Adesiyun, who is also a member of the board of the foundation, said the programme was established to encourage education among indigenes of Offa who are in secondary and tertiary institutions in the country.

One of the parents of the beneficiaries, Mrs. Ajisomo Abdulganiyu, thanked the Adesiyun and Olatundun families for their gestures, promising to use the award wisely as she called on other patriotic, philanthropic and groups in the town to follow suit.

Also, one of the benefiting students, Master Toyosi James Adeniyi thanked the two families and promised to face his studies squarely.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Lukman Oyebanji Fagbemi     Ilorin Water Reticulation     Yusuf Aiyedun     3MTT     HYPPADEC     Magaji Are     Kawu Baraje     Kudirat Arinola Lawal     Yahaya A Paniyaro     Kayode Yusuf     Abiodun Jacob Ajiboye     Ibrahim Kayode Adeyemi     Hassan Taiye Salam     Akande Idowu Ayoola Muhammed     Sulaiman Gado     Wasiu Odewale     Special Agro-industrial Processing Zone     College Of Education     Baba Adini Of Kwara State     Special Agro-Industrial Hub     CKNG     Abdulquawiy Olododo     Javed Khan     Galadima     Abraham Ojo     Special Adviser On Digital Innovation     Abdullah Janet Amudat     Nigerian Supreme Council For Islamic Affairs     Olusola Saraki     Taofik Abiodun Ahmed     UNILORIN Alumni Association     Ayo Salami     Leke Ogungbe     Sidikat Alaya     Oloje     Freshvine Nigeria Limited     Saliu Oluwole     Revenue Court     Binta Abubakar-Mora     Olatunji Ibrahim     Oba Of Jebba     Kwara TV     Stephen Fasakin     IDPU     Abdullahi Biffo     Prince Bola Ajibola     Kpotum Mohammed Baba     Baboko     NNPP     Khadijat Ayoola Yusuf     Halimah Perogi     Abiodun Musa Aibinu     Boko Haram     Yusuf Badmus     Kawu     Ilorin International Airport     Yusuf Arowosaye     Unicontinental Construction Company     Facemasks     Suleiman Alege Kuranga     UNILORIN Alumni     Mashood Abdulrafiu Agboola     Mohammed Abduraheem     Jani Ibrahim     Markaz Arabic And Islamic Training Institute, Agege     Hussein Olokooba     Kwara-SAPZ Project     Moshood Mustapha     Harrison Osauwagboe     Federal Polytechnic Offa     All Confederation Of Principals Of Secondary Schools     Joseph Offorjama     National Information Technology Development Agency     Kwara Hotel     Imam Gambari     Adewuyi Funmilayo     Hassanat Bello    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Abdulraufu Mustapha     Tayo Alao     Oke-Ode     Kwara Volleyball Association     Aliyu Salihu     Quareeb Islamic Association     General Hospital, Offa     Magaji Erubu     Ibrahim Taiwo Road     Bilikis Oladimeji     Sulu Babaita Isiaka     Ekweremadu     NTA Ilorin     Adedeji Onimago     Mahee Abdulkadir     Ilorin Likeminds Foundation     Yinka Aluko     Adegoke Bamidele     Hassan Saliu     Abdulrahman Onikijipa     Sulyman Tejidini     Sabo-Oke     Kumbi Titiloye     All Confederation Of Principals Of Secondary Schools     Samuel Elizabeth Keatswa     Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi     Sa\'adu Salahu     Raliat AbdulRazaq     SUBEB     Earlyon Technologies     Aliyu Muhammad Saifudeen     Rebecca Bake     Danhawa     Mohammed Khadijat Kubura     Standard Organization Of Nigeria     Ayotunde Emmanuel Alao     Hameed Oladipupo Ali     Saadu Gbogbo Iwe     Ahman Pategi University     Yahya Mohammed     Atiku     Ahmed Bolaji Nagode     Bola Iyabo Ibiyeye Adisa     Lanre Badmus     Salihu Yahaya     Abdulhakeem Amao     Galadima     Muhammed Taofeeq Abdulrazaq     Kwara State Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Ibrahim Oloriegbe     Akume     Obayomi Azeez     Press Release     Lanre Issa-Onilu     Owo Isowo     Funke Adedoyin     Olatunji Bamgbola     Funmi Salau     Emir Of Kano     Hakeem Idris     Harmony Holdings     Abegunde Goke     Siddiq Adebayo Idowu Salawu     Farouk Salim     Ado Bayero     Olatunji Abdulmumeen     AbdulRauf Keji     KWIRS     Sa\'ad Alanamu     Aminu Ado Bayero     Muhammed Mahe Abdulkadir     Salihu Ajia     Ibikunle Ogunleye     Wole Oke     Kamaldeen Kehinde     Gbenga Awoyale     Mohammed Lawal Bagega