Two lecturers of Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa, Ondo State have won the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU) scholarship awards.
ASUU scholarship is an annual award that is open to all members undergoing research for their PhD programme in all disciplines across State and Federal Institution in the country.
The Chairman, ASUU, OAUSTECH chapter, Dr Dipo Akomolafe, while presenting the awards to the beneficiaries: Mrs Funmilola Ojo, lecturer in the Department of Biological Sciences (Botany programme) School of Science and Mr Adewale Akinsade, lecturer at the Faculty of Engineering, on Monday at the school permanent site in Okitipupa congratulated the beneficiaries on their sterling performance and recognition.
He said that the emergence of the beneficiaries of the awards attached with N250,000 each was a result of a deep and comprehensive evaluation, quality of their researches and its relevance to Nigeria’s development.
“Today is a remarkable day in the history of ASUU OAUSTECH, because two of our members out of three winners, won because of the quality of their research and relevance to Nigerian’s economic, social and technological advancement.
Akomolafe, therefore, congratulated them for a well-deserved honour and urged them to use the monetary reward attached strictly for the award and be determined more than before to come up with a reliable output from their researches.
In her reaction, Funmilola Ojo, who appreciated the ASUU National body, said that she was honoured when she was considered for such a huge award to facilitate her study.
“I appreciate ASUU National body and our branch Chairman for his conscientious effort, I am grateful for this wonderful assistance and promise to use the fund judiciously to get my research published in reputable journals,” Ojo said.
Also, Akinsade, said that he was elated when he heard of the award because it would help facilitate his study.
“I appreciate the National body of ASUU and our branch for this great assistance towards my study and I will fashion the cash award towards my PhD study,” Akinsade said.
The Exclusive, gathered that Ojo embarked on research titled: “Botanical, Genetic and Cytogenetic studies of Andropogon gayanus- Andropogon tectorum Complex in South-Western Nigeria while Akinsade embarked on the research titled “Development of Laboratory Scale Table Top Pyrolysis Reactor for Bio-energy Production”
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