The Alpha Circle Club of Lagos has disbursed N3 million in scholarships to 15 students of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, under its 2026 Outreach Programme.
The beneficiaries, selected from indigent students and those with outstanding academic performance, each received N200,000 to support their studies and promote academic excellence.
Speaking during the presentation, the Chairman, 2026 Charity Visit of Alpha Circle Club, Hon. Ben Anyanwu, said the initiative was borne out of the Club’s desire to invest in the future by supporting Nigerian students who, despite their academic potential, may be constrained by financial difficulties.
Hon. Anyanwu said Alpha Circle Club had, for over 35 years, undertaken charitable activities across the country, noting that the Club decided to extend its intervention this year to students in tertiary institutions.
He explained that the intervention focused on providing financial support to indigent students to enable them remain in school and complete their studies, recognising students with outstanding academic records, as well as continuing the Club’s visits to charity and orphanage homes.
According to him, the beneficiaries were selected by the University based on criteria agreed upon with Alpha Circle Club, stressing that the Club deliberately left the selection process to the institution to ensure that those who truly qualified benefited.
Responding on behalf of the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ugochukwu Anyaehie, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Administration, Prof. Hilda Osisioma, expressed delight at the gesture, describing it as a ray of light at a time when acts of charity appeared to be less common.
Prof. Anyaehie commended Alpha Circle Club for identifying and supporting indigent students, as well as encouraging students who had distinguished themselves academically, noting that the intervention would motivate the beneficiaries to do more.
He charged the outstanding students to sustain their academic performance, urging them to “keep it up,” while encouraging the indigent beneficiaries to strive towards becoming outstanding students and to justify the confidence reposed in them by Alpha Circle Club and the University.
The Vice-Chancellor further appreciated the Club for choosing UNIZIK as one of the beneficiaries of its 2026 outreach, noting that the gesture would contribute positively to the students’ educational pursuits.
Also speaking, the President, Alpha Circle Club of Lagos, Hon. Leo Okafor, said the Club’s decision to extend its charitable activities to students was informed by the understanding that investing in education was a way of investing in the future.
She charged the outstanding students to sustain their academic performance, urging them to “keep it up,” while encouraging the indigent beneficiaries to strive towards becoming outstanding students and to justify the confidence reposed in them by Alpha Circle Club and the University.
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor further appreciated the Club for choosing UNIZIK as one of the beneficiaries of its 2026 outreach, noting that the gesture would contribute positively to the students’ educational pursuits.
Also speaking, the President, Alpha Circle Club of Lagos, Hon. Leo Okafor, said the Club’s decision to extend its charitable activities to students was informed by the understanding that investing in education was a way of investing in the future.
