OOU Students Receive ₦5.8m ASUU Scholarship Awards.

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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has awarded scholarships totaling ₦5.8 million to 29 indigent students of the Ogun State-owned Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye. Each beneficiary received ₦200,000 to help ease the burden of university education.

The scholarships were presented at the ASUU-OOU Secretariat after its Branch Congress. ASUU-OOU Chairman, Olukayode Oyenuga, represented by his Vice Chairman, Eniola Olooto, explained that the beneficiaries were selected based on their financial needs and outstanding academic performance.

Oyenuga urged the students to use the funds judiciously, saying, “ASUU National sponsored two students, while the ASUU-OOU branch sponsored 27 students, making a total of 29 beneficiaries. We hope to sponsor more scholarships, but our capacity depends on available funds. This year, ASUU increased the scholarship amount by ₦100,000 due to economic factors”.

He also emphasized that ASUU members are committed to supporting indigent students, saying, “ASUU members are like local parents to students. Within our financial limits, we’ll continue assisting indigent students.”

During the event, Oyenuga appealed to the federal government to preserve the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) and not replace it with the National Education Loans Fund (NELFund) proposed by the current administration. He highlighted the significance of TETFund in supporting infrastructural development in public universities, warning that scrapping it would lead to a return to the era of infrastructural decay.

Two beneficiaries, Zulaikha Omayoza, a final-year pharmacy student, and Oppoola Kingdom, a 500-level crop production student, expressed their gratitude to ASUU for the financial support. Oppoola Kingdom said, “The scholarship has changed my perception of ASUU. I learned about the opportunity through a lecturer, and I am grateful I took advantage of it. This grant has inspired me to practice generosity when I’m able.

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