Institute offers scholarships to 3 students who built SUV in Kogi

<p>One of the beneficiaries, who spoke on behalf of his colleagues, thanked the rector for the gesture, saying that studying at the institute was a dream come through.</p>, <span>Rector of Korea-Nigeria Friendship Institute (NKFI) of Vocational and Advanced Technology, Lokoja, Mr Williams Charles (middle), Principal of St. Peter’s College, Idah, Mr Zakari Jonah, (second left) in a group photograph with the students who were awarded scholarship by the institute for built SUV, on Wednesday.</span>, <h2>Management of Korea-Nigeria Friendship Institute (NKFI) of Vocational and Advanced Technology, Lokoja, has offered full scholarships to three students who built a sport utility vehicle (SUV) at an exhibition.</h2>, <p>The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that beneficiaries of the scholarships are students of St. Peter’s College, Idah, who recently wrote their Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations (SSCE).</p>, <p>The students are Samson Emeje, 29; Yusuf Ayuba, 20 and Tenimu Abubakar, 18.</p>, <p>Presenting the admission letters to the students on Wednesday, the Rector of the institute, Williams Charles, said that they had exhibited rare technical skills and deserved to be aided to advance their talents in order to be useful to the society.</p>, <p>Charles said that the institute had been recognised globally for manpower training in advancing science and technology, thus contributing to the growth and development of the state.</p>, <p>He said that the institute’s management was moved into action by the feat displayed by the students at the 2021 and 2022 STETSCOM Science Exhibition by inventing electrically-powered tricycle and SUV.</p>, <p>The rector praised the students for showing their innovative skills by using locally-sourced materials, stressing that people with creative minds were special humans for their abilities to put things on paper and translate them into reality.</p>, <p>While commending Gov. Yahaya Bello for his unflinching commitment to the institute, he appealed for more support in order