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Nile University Best Civil Engineering Graduate Gets Full Scholarship

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Emmanuel Charles

Senior Admissions Analyst

September 24, 2020

The Nigerian Institution of Civil Engineers (NICE) has awarded a full postgraduate scholarship to Ms. Fatima Abba Gaji, who emerged as the best graduating student in Civil Engineering in the class of 2019 at Nile University of Nigeria.

Nile University best graduating student in civil engineering gets full scholarship

Award Presentation Details

The Chairman of NICE, Engineer Aisha Aliyu Umar, led a delegation to the university on Tuesday to present the official award letter and a cheque covering the full cost of the postgraduate programme to Ms. Gaji.

During the ceremony held in his office, the Vice-Chancellor of Nile University, Professor Osman Nuri Aras, commended NICE for fulfilling its promise and expressed hope for continued collaboration between the university and the professional association. In response, Engineer Umar reaffirmed the association's commitment to supporting top-tier Civil Engineering graduates in Nigeria.

With this funding, Ms. Gaji will commence her Master's degree in Civil Engineering (M.Eng.) at Nile University in the 2020/2021 academic session.

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Maria Chukwu

Sep 24, 2020

This is very encouraging for female engineering students! Will she do the Master's at Nile University or abroad?

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Mentra Admissions Desk

Sep 24, 2020

She will be completing her Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) in Civil Engineering right at Nile University for the 2020/2021 session.

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