Abia state Governor, Alex Otti had announced the following graduate empowerment initiatives for the various graduating sets of Abia state University, Uturu.
They are as follows:-
1. All first-class graduates from the three convocation sets will be retained as Graduate Assistants after completing NYSC.
2. This opportunity will also be extended to the best graduating students in all departments with a minimum CGPA of 4.25.
3. All first-class graduates will be awarded postgraduate scholarships up to PhD level in any public university in Nigeria, subject to accepting the teaching offer.
4. The state will recruit 100 exceptional graduates from the three sets into the civil service.
5. Special consideration will be given to graduates in education, computer science, statistics, medicine, medical sciences, and other critical fields, after NYSC completion.
6. ₦200 million has been set aside to support up to 100 graduates with innovative business ideas.
7. Priority will be given to business proposals in agriculture, ICT, and clean energy.
8. Interested graduates are to submit scalable business proposals to the Governor’s office via the provided email address, Oggh@abiastate.gov.ng
9. The best business proposals will receive favourable consideration and support.
10. A personal cash gift of ₦5 million was awarded to Mrs. Oluchi Nnamemeka, the overall graduating student with CGPA of 4.85.
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