The Nigeria’s First Lady pet project the Renewed Hope Initiative is partnering with AUDA – NEPAD in awarding Scholarship from African School of Economics to another set of 200 Students in Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria. This was disclosed during a courtesy visit by Mrs. Gloria Akobundu, National Coordinator, NEPAD and Mr. Obinna Obiwulu, the Director of Communications, African School of Economics (ASE ) to the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu CON at the State House, Abuja on Wednesday. She said that “As evident from the National Scholarship Programme, NASP. Tertiary Education, the project recently flagged off by the First Lady aimed at providing access to education, is one of the passions of Nigeria’s First Lady. The First Lady so excited to have the partnership, described the opportunity for Nigerian to have entrepreneurial education as what the nation needs at this time, when many youths erroneously wait for white collar jobs after their tertiary education. “In the developed world if you are not innovative enough then you will become jobless, so to have a school where entrepreneurship is being driven is very well thought out and commendable of the Founder of the Princeton University”. According to Mrs. Akobundu NEPAD Strategic Partnership is focusing on various sectors, in the area accelerating of NEPAD is known for partnership with public and private sectors and governance, development and economic growth which she said are part of the focus that attracted to work with Renewed Hope Initiative. She further disclosed that NEPAD which has now been transformed to the African Union Development Agency ( AUDA ) was a pledge by African leaders based on common vision to eradicate poverty in the Country. “In line with our mandate, AUDA – NEPAD in partnership with ASE on development, economic and resource mobilization is offering scholarship Captioned to 200 captioned “Senator Remi Tinubu’s Scholarship Fund” in partnership with Renewed Hope Initiative’s mission. The project is designed to provide equal opportunity to access to the highest global standards of tertiary education to young Nigerians. NEPAD is an economic development programme of African Union. It was adopted by AU at the 37th Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government in July 2001 in Lusaka, Zambia.
