Foundation Awards Scholarship Worth Millions to Public School Quiz Winner

A primary school pupil has secured a fully funded six-year scholarship to a private secondary school, marking a significant achievement in the 14th Annual Quiz and Debate Competition organized by the Total Child Educational Foundation. Enora Onasanya, a student at Sanya Nursery and Primary School, emerged as the overall winner, earning a prize package valued at millions of naira.

The scholarship is comprehensive, covering tuition fees, books, stationery, and a school bag. This initiative is specifically designed to offer academically gifted children from public primary schools access to quality secondary education, thereby transforming their lives. The foundation's Executive Vice Chairman, Dr. Bankole Sadipe, highlighted that the program aims to identify and nurture talented children in underserved communities.

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Our very first winner has completed secondary school and is almost finishing university. He is studying medicine. That shows the enduring value of this initiative.

Over the past 14 years, the foundation has successfully sponsored more than 15 pupils through their secondary education. Sadipe pointed to the enduring success of the initiative, noting that its first scholarship recipient is now pursuing a medical degree at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. The foundation views this as a testament to the long-term value and impact of their commitment to educational opportunity.

While the annual competition costs approximately one million naira to organize, Dr. Sadipe emphasized that the six-year scholarship awarded to the overall winner represents the foundation's most substantial financial commitment, amounting to several million naira. This significant investment underscores the foundation's dedication to providing life-changing educational pathways for deserving students.

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The competition itself may cost about a million naira, but that is not the main issue. The real financial outlay is the six-year scholarship in a private school in Lagos, which runs into many millions of naira.