25/05/2025
Frcn News. Scholarship
25/05/2025
The 4th Chairperson of Association of Women Engineers of Nigeria Borno state branch Engr Hajju Tijjani Gazali have been inaugurated at a well attended ceremony that took placed at the Multi-purpose hall of the Government House.
The occasion also featured the announcement of scholarships female Borno State indigenes to that scored 250 points and above in Joint Admission and Matriculation Board JAMB examination automatic scholarships to study engineering courses in higher institutions of learning.
Governor Babagana Umara Zulum made the announcement while addressing the members of the association of women engineers in the state .
The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN) is a platform that provides mentorship and advocacy for gender inclusion in engineering, promote the advancement of women in engineering and inspire young girls to pursue careers in science and technology.
The governor assured that his administration will continue to support girl child education and sponsor more women to study medical and technical education.
The governor then directed the acting Chief of Staff, the state scholarship board, Ministry of Education and APWEN, Maiduguri chapter, to identify and screen those that met the criteria to benifit from the scholarship.
He commended his wife for the scholarship programme and congratulated the outgoing and incoming chairperson for their commitment towards promoting the engineering profession.
In a paper titled: The role of Mentorship in Encouraging Girls to pursue Engineering Careers in Nigeria, wife of the governor, Dr Habiba Babagana Zulum, observed that mentosrship is a tool for personal and professional development, noting that women in Nigeria make only 14% of STEM work force, stressing that excluding more than 50% of the population in nation building is counter-productive.
The outgoing Chairperson of APWEN, Engr Kori Shettima, said the association has worked tirelessly to create a platform that fosters innovation, mentorship, advocacy and collaboration with the aim of paving the way for future generations of female.
The newly inaugurated 4th Chairperson Hajjju Tijjani Gazali, MNSE, FNIEEE, expressed her gratitude and enthusiasm upon her election. She pledged to uphold the values of APWEN and abide by the Association’s constitution and byelaws in executing her mandate to further the goals of the organization.
Highpoint of the ceremony was the inauguration of the newly elected executive members of the APWEN by the Chairperson, Engr. Hajju Tijjani Gazali, and award of scholarship of N200,000 to six best female pupils of Wulari primary school, Maiduguri, and N300,000 to six best science students in Federal Government Girls College, Monguno.
