The Leo Stan Ekeh Foundation (LSEF) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) to offer mentorship, technical coaching and real-world know-how expertise to the Nigerian whizkids below the Foundation’s know-how scholarship initiative.
The 1000 scholarship scheme, which was first introduced by the Chairman of Zinox Group, Leo Stan Ekeh, is designed to empower indigent however exceptionally gifted Nigerian college students to check Computer Science and different technology-related disciplines in federal and state universities, in addition to polytechnics, throughout the nation.
According to the Director of LSEF, Dr. George Emetuche, the programme will function boot camps every semester, creating alternatives for college kids to be taught past the classroom and acquire sensible expertise. The goal, he defined, can be to organize beneficiaries not merely to graduate, however to develop into succesful know-how professionals who can clear up real-world issues.
Speaking on the ceremony, NCS President, Professor Muhammed Siraju Aliyu, described Leo Stan Ekeh as a nationalist who has persistently supported initiatives that create alternatives for Nigerians who might in any other case lack entry.
He famous that Ekeh’s relationship with the NCS predates the scholarship initiative and has contributed to the development of know-how and human capital growth.
Representing the Zinox Group, Executive Director, Human Resources, Mrs. Chioma Nwoke, assured the inspiration and the NCS of the group’s continued help for the initiative, cohort after cohort.
