The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Rahamon Bello, who revealed this on Friday, said the endowment awards ceremony was to encourage academic excellence.

“It is also to encourage outstanding sportsmen and women and provide the much needed financial assistance to the indigent and physically challenged students. Of the qualified students, 67 of them, with Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.5 and above, were recognised for academic excellence, with Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.5 and above. The students would receive N50,000 each, while eight others, who are students with leadership qualities, would receive the sum of N25,000 each. 61 others who are outstanding sportsmen and women, will also receive the sum of N25,000 each. 173 others in the needy students category would collect the sum of N25,000 each. 64 students in the physically challenged category would also receive the sum of N25,000 each.” he quipped.

One of the beneficiaries, Busayo Adebulugbe, a physically challenged 300 level student of Geomatics, said that the award would inspire him to do more.

He said that he was looking forward to more of such awards, which he described as laudable experience.