UNIMAID Alumni Target N1bn Fund For Students’ Scholarships

The University of Maiduguri Alumni Association has announced plans to launch a N1bn endowment fund in 2027 to provide scholarships and other forms of support to students of the institution.

The Global President of the association, Baba Shettima Kukawa, disclosed this on Saturday while speaking with journalists on the sidelines of its maiden Annual General Meeting in Abuja.

Kukawa said the proposed fund would support students with tuition fees, living expenses and other educational needs, while explaining that the implementation and scope of the initiative would depend on the financial realities at the time of its launch.

He said, “We are trying to launch a N1bn endowment fund ...