The Dangote Foundation offer N20m Scholarship fund to James Hope College Agbor on 4th March 2015. The Scholarship is mainly for indigenous college students in Agbor which are expected to finish their educational study through the fund.
in respect in handing over the donated funds to James Hope College Agbor, the Cheif Executive Officer of the multimillionaire foundation Zouera Youssoufou said education is an area the Foundation was interested in because it is central to the development of the society.
Mrs Youssoufou explained that the Dangote Foundation would continue to do all within its resources to help in the uplifting of the education and health care standards, both of which, she disclosed, that the Foundation had invested heavily.
In her speech, “Education is key to future development of our youths and the society. Most countries of the world referred to as developed achieved the height because they placed premium on education,”.
She further promised that the Dangote Foundation would continue to partner with groups and appropriate institutions to identify potential among the disadvantaged students in secondary schools and help them develop their potentials through scholarships.
Mrs Youssoufou said education and knowledge acquisition remain a core responsibility in the discharge of the corporate social responsibility of the Foundation, pointing out that “we have a common synergy with James Hope College in the area of education development of our youths and we hope that our efforts will encourage others to contribute their own quota to educational advancement of Nigerians and Nigeria.”
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