Clark offers scholarships to 100 undergraduates

 Founder of the university, Chief Edwin Clark, who disclosed this while briefing journalists recently in Abuja, said the gesture would cut across 15 disciplines.  The one-time minister of information, who was once a teacher, said the gesture was the only way to give back to the society and to cushion the effects of financial burden […]

 Founder of the university, Chief Edwin Clark, who disclosed this while briefing journalists recently in Abuja, said the gesture would cut across 15 disciplines.
 The one-time minister of information, who was once a teacher, said the gesture was the only way to give back to the society and to cushion the effects of financial burden on parents, guardians and sponsors of potential students of the university.
 “This scholarship scheme will encourage students from different parts of Nigeria to live and learn together in a patriotic spirit and thus contribute to the socio-economic development of our nation,” he said.
 He explained that the idea of education came to him on his 85th birthday to do something as a legacy, which is as a result of his long-time involvement in education.
 “I don’t want to make money. At 88, what profit do I want to make? So I do not want money to be a hindrance to any student who would want to come to the university. Anyone who comes to the university, especially the first 100, should be given scholarship,” he said.