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Kogi govt. grants scholarship to Cambridge award recipient, Oluwabukolami
The Kogi Government on Wednesday, awarded scholarship to the recipient of British Council outstanding Cambridge Learner’s Award, Miss Oluwabukolami Adeyemi.
Gov. Yahaya Bello made the declaration on the award while receiving Oluwabukolami and her parents at his office in Lugard House, Lokoja.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Oluwabukolami had the highest scores in the examination, which was conducted across 146 countries worldwide.
Oluwabukolami, who had already secured admission to a university in the United Kingdom to study law, shared her aspiration of becoming a successful lawyer.
She also aimed to excel in her profession internationally, with cross-border access to legal practice.
Oluwabukolami reportedly expressed her ambition to play a significant role in government, either by holding leadership positions in Nigeria or contributing to policy-making and legislative processes.
She had also requested for prayers for her parents, who were facing the financial burden of funding her education abroad.
But the elated Kogi governor said: “This scholarship award is in recognition of your remarkable performance in the 2022 Cambridge IGCSE and Cambridge AS Level Examinations.”
“As a government, we are satisfied with your outstanding performance, which has now positioned you as a distinguished representative of this state, country and the world in general,” the governor said.
Bello commended Oluwabukolami’s exceptional performance and encouraged other parents to follow the example set by Mr and Mrs Adeyemi in nurturing their children for success through dedication to education.
He emphasised that Oluwabukolami achieved global recognition due to her intellectual prowess rather than any inappropriate means.
The governor, who had previously awarded multiple scholarships to outstanding students and supported medical expenses locally and internationally for indigent patients, said that Oluwabukolami had been granted a scholarship in his name.
Responding, Mr Adeyeye Adeyemi, Oluwabukolami’s father, expressed deep gratitude to the governor and his administration.
He described the scholarship offer as “unbelievable” and offered prayers for the well-being of the governor and his family.
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Anambra State Sector Command, has confirmed the death of a woman in an accident at Okpoko Market on the Asaba-Onitsha Road.
The Sector Commander, Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi, who confirmed the accident to journalists in Awka on Thursday, said that the woman was hit while she was crossing the road.
He said that the accident, which occurred on Wednesday, involved a commercial tow truck with registration number XA550BMA.
“Eyewitness report reaching us indicates that the truck was towing a vehicle in an uncontrollable speed along the axis.
“The vehicle that was being towed got detached from the tow truck.
“It hit and killed a female adult, who was said to be crossing the road, while the tow truck continued its movement.
“FRSC rescue team came to the scene and took the woman to Toronto Hospital, Onitsha, where she was confirmed dead and her body deposited at the hospital’s mortuary,” he said.
While sympathising with the family of the dead, the sector commander urged motorists, especially tow truck drivers, to exercise a high level of professionalism.
He also urged the drivers to always use standard equipment and avoid speeding.
The Chairman, Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Lagos State Chapter, Mr Mojeed Iyiola, said the state government’s maize palliative to members of the association made a positive impact on the sector.
Iyiola said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos.
“We received about 150,000 tons of maize in February from the Lagos State government as palliative to cushion the effect of high feed prices.
“The major benefit of the palliative is that it actually cushioned the cost of production for most poultry farmers in the state.
“The palliative was beneficial as it made the cost of some poultry produce, especially eggs to drop,” Iyiola said.
He noted that prior to the palliative, a crate of egg was sold between N3,500 and N3,700 at the farm gate, but after the palliative, it now sells between N3,200 and N3,400.
According to the PAN chair, retailers and middlemen who sell from N3,800 to N4,200 do that for their personal gain.
“We have urged our members to sell their eggs at reasonable prices following the receipt of the palliative from the government.
“We appreciate the Lagos State government for the palliative but we also urge the federal government to do likewise, to further reduce the cost of production in the sector.
“This will consequently lead to drop in the prices of all poultry produce across board,” he said.
He said the palliative was shared among financial members of the association at no extra cost.
“As an association we shared the grains equally across PAN’s eight zones in the state equally. We also mandated each zone not the sell even a grain of the maize.
“We, however, considered new poultry farmers who wanted to the join the association as beneficiaries of the palliative,” said Iyiola.
He noted that through the palliative, more poultry farmers were recruited into the association.
“The maize was shared only to poultry farmers and not feed millers, it is the major component of poultry feed formulation,” he said.
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