Four Nigerian youth techies and scholars have captured half scholarship packages worth N40.4m to subsidize their schooling in the United Kingdom, along with a Nigerian component worth N8m.
The hunt for the subsidy ended Wednesday, August 12, 2026, at the Bougainvillea Hotel on Sani Abacha Road in the GRA section of Port Harcourt where Aptech’s Career Quest draws were held.
The exercise was witnessed by Favour Ugbaja, Senior Admissions Officer at Middlesex University, West Africa office in Lagos; and Kallol Mukherjee, Aptech International Business Head and Executive Vice President. Others were Sajan Rohan Suvarna (COO Raptors Group) and Sumit Sharma (head of operations, Raptors Group), that manage the Aptech facility.
The lucky techies who bagged the UK half scholarship were Mmesoma Ifeoma Alozie and Eleazar Udo, who would proceed to Middlesex University at half of the 17,200 British Pounds for their degree courses or whatever course level they are eligible for.
The others were Olalusi Olayinka Divine and Akum Maiden Orusha. The four have been scholars and technophiles studying at the Port Harcourt Aptech Centre but with opportunity to finish in Middlesex (or in any of their other two international campuses), a scheme that seems to help subsidize cost of foreign education for young Nigerians.
The winners of the scholarship were chosen by a hand-picked draws carried out by two parents on behalf of all the other parents.
The draws usually elicit huge excitement when names of the winners were called. The scheme seems to attract parents and scholars.
Most parents say the scheme reduces the cost of maintaining children abroad for education. They say it guarantees international-standard education and opportunity to end in any top country abroad. Yet, they say, careers for their wards are guaranteed, both abroad or back home in Nigeria.
Each of the awardees expressed profound gratitude to APTECH for the scholarship opportunity their wards won. They promised to acquire more insightful knowledge and impact same on upcoming generations.
They also appreciated their parents for the love and investment of quality education in them that propelled them to such new heights.
Speaking, the Middlesex representative (Ugbaja), said both Aptech and Middlesex have played strictly by the rules over the past 18 years. She said the gateway was the best route from Aptech to Middlesex.
In his opening remarks at the event, Suvarna thanked the parents for consistency in their quest for their wards’ top education. ‘We are part of the Raptors group and we are the largest franchise, the initial or the first franchise for Aptech in Nigeria. We’ve got 12 centers across Nigeria now, with 24 licenses.’
Aptech is said to have over 70 centres in Nigeria, all doing well, sending about 120 students to the UK every year.
In his key address, Mukherjee (Aptech International Business Head and Executive Vice President), said Aptech worked with Middlesex for 20 years so far, saying they decided to reach out to every single Nigerian. He said japa without top skill was like jumping from fire to frying pan.
‘We will make them aware about this particular association and what it brings for them in terms of taking their career ahead, and we launched the event named Career Quest.
‘So, we have been into this field of education for the past 40 years, with almost close to 1,000-odd centres network, and with an alumni base of 7.5 million students.’