The scholarship programme, which is being coordinated by the Ajesola Solarin Majekodunmi Foundation (ASMAF(), will provide enough financial assistance that will cover tuition, accommodation and upkeep of beneficiaries for a period of up to five years, depending on the course, and subject to maintaining satisfactory academic progress.

Crawford University, one of the private universities licensed by the federal government in 2005 and owned by The Apostolic Faith Mission will be holding its first convocation for the conferment of first and honorary degrees and award of prizes on Thursday November 19, 2009.

Public and private secondary schools in the six education districts of Lagos State are already putting their acts together in their bid to emerge victorious in the second edition of the state Internal Revenue essay competition.

Apart from graduands of Yaba College of Technology, Lagos who will be conferred with certificates for having successfully completed their studies both retirees who meritoriously served the first higher institution in Nigeria as well as stakeholders during the forthcoming 26th convocation ceremonies.

Attestation to former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s love for education came from eminent persons across the world at the Maiden Convocation of Bells University of Technology (BUT), Ota, Ogun State, for the conferment of degrees and presentation of prizes, last Saturday.