This was presented at the award show by the administration of ASR Africa to the Vice-Chancellor and gathering individuals from the college in Benin.
With this award grant, University of Benin becomes the fifth Nigerian college to get an award grant of N1 billion from the ASR Africa Tertiary Education Grants Scheme drawn from its yearly $100 million ASR Africa Fund for Social Development and Renewal.
Past 2021 award awardees include the University of Maiduguri; University of Ilorin; University of Ibadan and Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
Talking during the show, Ubon Udoh, Managing Director of ASR Africa, praised the college’s organization for its effort in guaranteeing the best expectations in tertiary instruction at the University of Benin.
He added that University of Benin was chosen for the ASR Africa Tertiary Education Grant utilizing an assortment of measurements, including positioning, understudy populace, sexual orientation inclusivity, among different standards.
In her response, the Vice Chancellor, University of Benin, Prof. Lilian Salami, said thanks to ASR Africa and its director, Abdul Samad Rabiu, for the award, taking note of that it would empower the organization meet squeezing improvement needs which will decidedly affect the nature of schooling being conveyance at the college.
She said the school was hoping to foster a University of Benin/ASR Africa ICT Center with the award.
“The projects we have selected will have impact on our student not just for now but even for posterity,” Prof. Salami added.
