COVID-19: Nigerian Academics in the UK supports students with N2m

The Association of Nigerian Academics in the UK (ANAUK) said it has provided financial support to privately sponsored Nigerian students in the UK higher institutions.

At the height of COVID-19 pandemic, many students experienced severe financial hardship due to their inability to work and little or no support from their families and educational institutions.

In a release signed by Adedamola Aminu, the president and Gbemiga Adeniji, the Public Relations Officer, stated that “In response to their plight, the association supported a number of these students through the Oluremi Tinubu Hardship Fund with over N2m (Two million naira) to ameliorate their situation and help them get through the crisis.

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“However, many Nigerian students still require financial assistance as their circumstances are yet to improve due to the slow pace of economic recovery and financial uncertainty created by the pandemic.

“In this regard, we are appealing to well-meaning individuals and organisations for donations to enable us to provide support for more students during this difficult period.”

Interested donors were asked to send email to [email protected].

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha is the Aviation Correspondent at BusinessDay Media Limited, publishers of BusinessDay Newspapers. She is also the Deputy Editor, BusinessDay Weekender Magazine, the Saturday Weekend edition of BusinessDay. She holds a BSC in Mass Communication from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Masters degree in Marketing at the University of Lagos. As the lead writer on the aviation desk, Ifeoma is responsible and in charge of the three weekly aviation and travel pages in BusinessDay and BDSunday. She also overseas and edits all pages of BusinessDay Saturday Weekender. She has written various investigative, features and news stories in aviation and business related issues and has been severally nominated for award in the category of Aviation Writer of the Year by the Nigeria Media Nite-Out awards; one of the Nigeria’s most prestigious media awards ceremonies. Ifeoma is a one-time winner of the prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Award under the 'Aviation Writer of the Year' Category. She is the 2025 Eloy Award winner under the Print Media Journalist category. She has undergone several journalism trainings by various prestigious organisations. Ifeoma is also a fellow of the Female Reporters Leadership Fellowship of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.