Cement Company of Northern Nigeria (CCCN) on Tuesday awarded scholarships to 15 students studying medicine, engineering and other related courses.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the students are all indigenes of host communities to the company.
Speaking at a ceremony to announce the scholarships, the Managing Director of the company, Mr Aminu Ibrahim, said the students would undergo their courses in institutions in Nigeria.
“The students were nominated by the communities, screened by the company and found suitable for the award.
Ibrahim said that each of the beneficiaries would be given N100, 000 annually for the duration of the courses.
“Put in your very best and justify the huge expenses on you,” the managing director said, noting that the company was taking ”a giant step in the educational development of our host communities.
“CCNN has continuously offered assistance and projects to its host communities in the areas of provision of water, rural roads, healthcare, women and youths empowerment,” he stated.
In a related development, the company has donated 2,800 bags of cement, worth N 7.3 million to 68 of its host communities.
“The donation is usually given out to support the communities to renovate communal facilities before the onset of the raining season.
“We sincerely hope that the donation will be used for the purpose intended.”
Ibrahim commended the State Government, Wamakko Local Government Council and other stakeholders for their support to the company.
The Chairman of the Local Government, Alhaji Ahmed Kalambaina, lauded the company for its gesture to host communities.
A spokesman for the students, Mr Abubakar Tukur, a 300-level medical student of the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, commended the firm for its assistance to students.
He pledged that the benefitting students would not let the company down.
(Thenationonlineng)
