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| Former governor of Zamfara State, His Excellency, Abdul'Aziz Yari presenting a cheque to Jahaziel |
A 300-level student of Computer Science Education, Jahaziel Bassey Uko , has emerged second in the competition which had the topic: "Akwa Ibom, The Land of Limitless Possibilities" of 300words and attracted 469 entries of which about 335 were males and 144 were females.
The competition was organised for undergraduates as part of activities to celebrate the state's 35-year anniversary.
Efforts of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) to make education accessible to all Nigerians irrespective of age, tribe and economic circumstances are bearing the expected fruits as a student of the university, Jahaziel Bassey Uko won a prize for emerging second in the Akwa Ibom State's essay competition.
Speaking to NOUN News after the award ceremony held on September 23, 2022 at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, Uko the student expressed satisfaction with the flexibility and quality of services in NOUN.
The student said "NOUN service delivery is top-notch with it's improvement on comprehensive result portal, the student complaint portal, frequent facilitations, etc. This shows that NOUN is improving on daily basis,".
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| Jahaziel Bassey Uko |
He said further "I have been doing quite well in my academic and behavioural development. I recently got recommended for incubation and zonal competition after carefully writing a Business Plan GST302, one with potential to improve quality education and reduce unemployment in Nigeria,".
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The competition's runner up, who is gearing towards becoming a Tech- entreprenuership and Research Development Scientist focusing on using technology to improve the standard and quality of education as well as making education individualised, added that the quality of services he is receiving in NOUN has convinced him he is treading on a good path of building his career in achieving his goal.
The award winner commended the Vice - Chancellor. He said "I am so privileged of communicating my view with the Vice-Chancellor of NOUN, Prof. Olufemi Peters and to my greatest surprise, he actually replied my mail, and that went a long way to prove to me that NOUN is concerned about helping Nigerians grow professionally."
Meanwhile, he was awarded a cash prize of the sum of seven hundred and fifty thousand (N750,000) from the Akwa-Ibom State, a brand new tablet ×8 Samsung and additional of seven hundred and fifty thousand (N750,000) from the former governor of Zamfara State, His Excellency, Abdul'Aziz Yari.
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