Lekki Port, NPA Award ₦20m Scholarships To 100 Students In Host Communities

Lekki Port and the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) have awarded scholarships worth ₦20 million to 100 students from their host communities in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State, under the Lekki Port Educational Support Programme.

The scholarship programme, held at Lekki Port, saw each beneficiary receive ₦200,000 in recognition of their academic performance and to support their educational pursuits.

Additionally, two outstanding students received an extra ₦500,000 each under the Managing Director of NPA, Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho’s education support scheme.

Speaking at the event, the Managing Director of Lekki Port, Wang Qiang, congratulated the beneficiaries on their academic achievements and urged them to remain committed to their studies, describing young people as critical to the future of the country.

He said the initiative reflected one of the port’s core values, collaboration, while acknowledging the contributions of host communities to the establishment and growth of the facility.

According to him, the future of Lekki Port also depends on young people, urging the beneficiaries to work hard and prepare for opportunities to contribute to the development of the country and the port.

Also speaking, the Port Manager of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Emmanuel Anda, said the partnership with Lekki Port had strengthened the Authority’s existing educational support initiatives by extending scholarship opportunities to more students in their host communities.

Anda explained that the collaboration was designed to help beneficiaries pursue their education and achieve academic excellence, expressing confidence that the programme would be sustained and expanded in subsequent years.

He assured that the initiative would be bigger in the coming year.

One of the beneficiaries, Taiwo Raheemat, a 200-level medical student at Lagos State University with a perfect Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 5.0, expressed gratitude to both organisations for the financial support.

She noted that the scholarship would ease the financial burden of her education and further motivate her to remain focused on her academic goals.

The event attracted stakeholders from the Lagos Free Zone, Lekki Freeport Terminal, NPA, Nigeria Customs Service, Department of State Services, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Nigerian Navy, Nigerian Police, Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority, Standard Organisation of Nigeria and other agencies.