The Pastor Abraham Olaluwoyin Foundation has announced plans to award free National Examinations Council (NECO) examination scholarships to 200 indigent students as part of efforts to promote education and discourage social vices among young people.
The initiative organised by Abraham Seed Privacy International in collaboration with the foundation is open to students across Lagos State preparing to sit for the 2027 NECO examinations.
Speaking during a scholarship examination exercise the foundation’s facilitator and Director of Abraham Seed Private School International Pastor Abraham Oladipo Olaluwoyin said about 2000 students were expected to participate in the selection exercise from which 200 beneficiaries would be chosen based on their performance.
He explained that the successful candidates would receive free NECO examination registration adding that the foundation would also consider supporting candidates for the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) examinations.
depending on available funding.
Olaluwoyin said the foundation had supported students in the community for over 10 years providing educational assistance to approximately 400 pupils and students with an average of 40 beneficiaries annually.
He noted that while the foundation had previously supported candidates taking WAEC and NECO examinations the current exercise represented an opportunity to expand its reach and attract broader public participation.
According to him the foundation’s activities also include campaigns against drug abuse sexual molestation bullying and other social challenges affecting young people.
‘I was born and raised in this community attended schools here started my church here and raised my family here. I have benefited from this community and I believe giving back through education is one way to show appreciation’ he said.
Olaluwoyin appealed to philanthropists corporate organisations well-meaning Nigerians and other members of the public to support the initiative noting that the projected cost of the scholarship package was about ?120000 per beneficiary.
He added that the foundation was engaging relevant education authorities to support the marking of the selection examinations and promote transparency in choosing beneficiaries.
The foundation’s facilitator expressed optimism that the initiative would expand with increased public support enabling more young people to access education and avoid social vices.
He urged other philanthropists and community leaders to invest in education describing collective support for young people as essential to building a more responsible and productive generation.