Buhari awards scholarships to three of Nigeria’s best young scientists

President Muhammadu Buhari will announce doctoral scholarships to three young Nigerians who excelled in the final exams of the 774 Young Nigeria Scientists’ Presidential Award for 2022 in the near future.

The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI), Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, announced this at the 774 Young Nigerian Scientists Presidential Award (774-YONSPA) 2022 edition in Abuja on Monday.

Onu stated that Buhari will receive and award scholarships to young students at the STI Expo 2022 opening ceremony, which will take place on March 14, 2022.
The minister said the 774 YONSPA which he created at the inception of his tenure as minister and had been on-going since 2017, is to inspire and prepare young minds to take up careers in the sciences.

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He noted that the competition started at the local government levels where candidates competed in STEM subjects of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.

Onu said it is imperative to nuture young pupils to come out the best because Nigeria needs the best hands and minds to solve national problems.

He maintained that Nigeria is anxious to produce a Nobel Laureate in the field of sciences and that these young pupils needed all the encouragement the country could give.

According to him, their performances were extraordinary at the concluded examinations.

He also exhorted other candidates who emerged the best in their states to become the best in their university years.

Mohammed Abdullahi, Minister of State for STI, said the programme was initiated to “Catch them young for the future’’.

“I am aware that all senior secondary schools in the 774 Local Government Areas of the federation competed at the local and state government levels and you emerged as champions,’’ Abdullahi said.

Miss Maryam Ogunbayo from Gombe state emerged first and the overall best in the competition.

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Master Gbolahan Ayinde from Ogun, emerged second; while Miss Uchendu Judith from Edo state took the third position.