Lekki Port and the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) have awarded scholarships worth ₦20 million to 100 indigent students from their host communities in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State, to support their education and promote academic excellence.
The scholarships were presented under the Lekki Port Educational Support Programme at an event held recently, at Lekki Port, Ibeju-Lekki, with each beneficiary receiving ₦200,000 in recognition of their academic performance.
The initiative also recognised two outstanding students, who received an additional ₦500,000 each under the education support scheme of the Managing Director of NPA, Dr Abubakar Dantsoho.
Speaking at the event, Managing Director of Lekki Port, Wang Qiang, congratulated the beneficiaries on their academic achievements and urged them to remain committed to their studies, describing young people as critical to the country’s future.
He said the scholarship initiative reflected the port’s core value of collaboration, acknowledging the contributions of host communities to the establishment and growth of the facility.
Qiang noted that the future of Lekki Port and the country depended on young people, expressing optimism that the beneficiaries would become valuable contributors to national development.
Also speaking, the Port Manager of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Emmanuel Anda, said the partnership with Lekki Port had strengthened the Authority’s existing educational support initiatives by extending scholarship opportunities to more students in their host communities.
He expressed confidence that the programme would be sustained and expanded in subsequent years, assuring beneficiaries that the initiative would be bigger in 2027.
One of the beneficiaries, Taiwo Raheemat, a 200-level medical student at Lagos State University with a perfect 5.0 Cumulative Grade Point Average, expressed appreciation to both organisations for the gesture.
She said the financial support would ease the burden of educational expenses and encourage beneficiaries to remain focused on achieving their academic ambitions.
