Thirty-one students across various faculties in the University of Ibadan have been selected for the 2024 National Higher Education Foundation Scholars Program.
During the Program, each scholar undergoes intensive training by a thoroughly selected group of international facilitators. The Scholars then take up internship placements at various firms, which typically last 6 – 8 weeks. They also go through a robust curriculum ensuring continuous personal and professional development.
The NHEF Scholars Program is an early career-accelerating program that provides diverse opportunities to the selected Scholars from various Universities. Each Scholar goes through a weeklong orientation program that exposes them to career development training that is pivotal in facilitating an easy transition into the global workforce.
Students selected from the University of Ibadan for this year’s cohort represent 31 percent and they are from the Faculty of Technology; Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences; Faculty of Law; Faculty of The Social Sciences; Faculty of Science; and Clinical Sciences.
According to NHEF, selected scholars must “have demonstrated strong academic excellence and well-roundedness in both professional and extracurricular pursuits and provides them with intensive career training and skill-building exercises needed to aid them in long-term career development.”
Speaking with UCJUI, one of the scholars, Covenant Odedele, expressed gratitude for his selection and looked forward to how the program would help him leverage skills and knowledge to thrive in his career.
“I feel very elated to be joining the Nigeria Higher Education Foundation Scholars Class of 2024. Being selected among the 100 scholars in a pool of over 1,000 applicants across the country, alongside being the first medical student to be a scholar in the two decades of the programme identifies me among the most talented and promising students in the country. Eagerly looking forward to being equipped with the knowledge to position me to thrive in my career,” he said.
Another Scholar, Victory Ande, a 500-level student of Law, noted that she is looking forward to how her selection would help improve her legal career goals.
“First and foremost, I am grateful to be selected to join the 2024 NHEF Scholar Program. It is an experience I’ve looked forward to ever since I got selected.
“I am passionate about the entire experience which borders on the opportunity to network, interact with seasoned facilitators, learn and most importantly, I am intrigued about the opportunity to improve my legal career goals and objectives through internship opportunities,” she said.
UI 2024 NHEF Scholars:
- Covenant Odedele. 400L Medicine and Surgery.
- Favour Fagbemi. 500L Law
- Winner Tidings. 500L Law
- Joshua Mosinmiloluwa Ajadi, 500l law
- Adedamola Adekunle. 500L Law
- Jubilee O. Obadaki 400L Mechanical Engineering
- Feziechi Anele, 500l Medicine and Surgery
- Ayoola Ibrahim Ayomide 500L Law
- Caleb John. 400L Petroleum Engineering
- David Odunaike 500L Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- Uchenna Donald Nwoke. 500L Petroleum Engineering
- Israel Akubueze. 500L. Mechanical Engineering
- Titilope Lois Odunaiya. 400L. Psychology
- Ayotomiwa Elesho. 400L Political Science.
- Modupe Giwa, 500L Industrial and Production Engineering
- Opeoluwa Ojewale, 500L. Computer Science
- Wisdom Iruemiobe, 500L, Mechanical Engineering
- Mabel Effiong-john 400l Economics
- Jucal Adefokun, 500L Industrial and Production Engineering
- Ejiroghene Okpewo, 500L Wood Products Engineering.
- Chidinma Nwatu, 500L Computer Science
- Christabel Okoye, 500L Wood Products Engineering
- Annastesia Ononuju. 500L Law
- Nwaigwe Kelechi, 500L Mechanical Engineering
- Victory Ande. 500L Law.
- Oluwole Gbenuola Fopefoluwa 500L law
- Oreoluwa Adeleye 500L Law
- Adediran Olusola Deborah 500L Law
- God’sFavour Omoare 500L Petroleum Engineering
- Peace Akanmu 400L Economics
- Joshua Farayola. 500L Computer Science.
