The best graduating students at the Faculty of Arts in Ekiti State University, Fashina Aderonke has reportedly been rewarded for her hard work with N250.
The money prize was awarded to the best student is part of one Mrs Fluorence Olufunmilayo Akinyede's Prize award for the best graduating student in the Faculty.
In a letter signed by the University Deputy Registrar, Dr SO Afolabi, the university asked the student to liaise with the bursary department to claim her prize award of N250.00.
The value of the prize award is N250.00 (Two hundred and fifty Naira only.)
Kindly liaise with the Bursary Department for your cash award.
On behalf of the Vice-Chancellor please accept my congratulations.
Best student in Agric Science gets N2500
Another student, Uwuagwu Oluwadamilare Samuel who emerged as the best student in crop production in the Faculty of Agricultural Science Ekiti State University also won N2500 cash prize.
The cash prizes for the best students in the two faculties have however been criticised on Twitter as many consider the cash reward too little for the students' academic efforts.
Here are some of the tweets that condemn the cash prizes for the students.
Best Student gets N2, 000 as Award Prize for being the best student in Crop Production in Ekiti state University... This is not funny at all.... pic.twitter.com/0su95jAYzj
— Anthony Chibuikem (@ChibuikemDibia) June 23, 2018
Best student in crop production in the Faculty of Agricultural Science Ekiti State University -Nigeria won two thousand naira cash prize.pic.twitter.com/Svn77ASVsI
— Kayode Ogundamisi (@ogundamisi) June 23, 2018
The guy should not border to go for it, because the money he will spend before getting that 2k will be more than 2k
— Ambode Olawale (@iam_Oambode) June 23, 2018
Wait fess so you have to go and liaise with bursary department for N250? Ibabooo!!! Oghene biko o. pic.twitter.com/ifBdp3hqYI
— One guy from Sapele (@a_ree_don) June 23, 2018
This is not the worst, one was Awarded 250 naira, in Ekiti State University.
— Uzi Fire(@TwentyoneUzi) June 24, 2018
Our exams is going on but we got tired of reading.
Meanwhile, Nigerian rapper, Michael Ugochukwu Stephens, popularly known as Ruggedman says his friends is willing to offer one of the best students, Samuel an internship for his service year.
I posted this on my insta story and one of my friends wants to offer him an internship for his service year and maybe a full time job. Can anybody help with his contact? pic.twitter.com/P6QuWnKkA9
— Ruggedybaba Ruggedman (@RuggedyBaba) June 24, 2018
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