Two UNILORIN Students Receive UNESCO Scholarships

Two students of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) have won the International Centre for Biotechnology under the aegis of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).

The announcement was made through the institution's Bulletin which was issued on Monday and stated that the students were awarded for their outstanding academic records in the UNESCO's educational peer review.

The recipients of the awards, Samson Oyebamiji of the Department of Microbiology and Sodiq Alasi of the Department of Food Engineering won the award of UNESCO ICB MSc. Scholarship and the UNESCO ICB Final Year undergraduate scholarship.

According to the university's publication, the Chairman of the Scholarships Award Committee, Prof. Umezuruike Opara, in a letter, commended the recipients for applying for the scholarship of the UNESCO International Centre for Biotechnology (UNESCO ICB).

“Congratulations, it is our pleasure to award the UNESCO ICB MSc. Scholarships to you Samson Oyebamiji of the Department of Microbiology, University of Ilorin, for N1,014,914.67 and the Final Year Undergraduate Scholarships to you, Sodiq Alasi of the Department of Food Engineering, University of Ilorin, for N500,000.00.

“This award is to support your tuition fee, accommodation, books and living expenses during your MSc. and undergraduate studies at the university,” he said.