63rd Session: Buhari Says ECOWAS Awards 790 Scholarships - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 12, 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that no fewer than 790scholarships are awarded to brilliant needy boys and girls by the 15 ECOWAScountries in the last one year.
Buhari, who is current Chair of the Authority of Heads ofState and Government of ECOWAS, said this at the 63rd Session of the Commissionon the Status of Women at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
Represented by Minister of Women Affairs and SocialDevelopment, Aisha Abubakar, Buhari shared the interventions, accomplishmentsand challenges of the 15-Member States.
He said with the scholarships, girls were now increasinglysubscribing to scientific and technical subjects, such as agriculturalresearch, biotechnology, molecular biology, mechanics, civil engineering andother technical and vocational courses hitherto dominated by boys.
Buhari said the sub-region was in full expansion andresolutely committed to a successful integration of its peoples through ECOWASCommission.