One thousand secondary school students have been offered full scholarships by Mr Bem Mngutyo, a member of the Benue House of Assembly.
Mngutyo, who represents Tarka constituency, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Makurdi that the move was to ensure that no child’s ambition was truncated by poverty.
“The scholarships will run up to higher institutions for those brilliant enough to score good grades and secure admission into tertiary institutions,” he said.
Mngutyo, who chairs the House Committee on Information and Communication, said that 1000 widows had been enrolled into a free healthcare services scheme he was sponsoring in his constituency.
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He said that he had established an entrepreneurship centre for skills acquisition where 1000 youths were being trained on various…
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