Sixteen candidates who scored high marks in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, conducted by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board JAMB, have bagged scholarship awards from the Nigeria Society of Engineer, NSE.
The 16 students are to enjoy a 5 year scholarship after gaining admission into the university.
The award was instituted to reward secondary school engineering students who emerged as best candidates in UTME.
Unveiling the NSE 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, Best brains in Engineering during a virtual event, the NSE President, Babagana Mohammed said, the key trust of the initiative was to show that NSE was at the vanguard of the drive to create the talents and workforce that will transform the nation.
He stressed that with more of these direct collaborative, non -governmental, motivated interventions and schemes, the foundation would be laid for a tech savvy generation that would be capable of competing with, and besting their peers from other parts of the globe.
Also speaking at the meeting, the Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum urged the NSE to work at bridging the gap between the engineering and the labour market, adding that the body must work hard to train students towards becoming self reliant.
He applauded the NSE for putting the awards together as this would serve as a motivating factor that would encourage secondary school students to take up the engineering profession.
Highlight of the meeting was the presentation of awards and laptops to the beneficiaries.
Source: radionigeria
