Firm awards scholarship to students in host communities

Sundry Foods Limited (SFL) has awarded scholarships to several undergraduate students of tertiary institutions from its host communities. Each scholarship beneficiary received N250,000, which will be disbursed yearly for a period of 4 years. Executive Director at SFL, Nnamdi Opara, who presented the scholarship to beneficiaries at the corporate headquarters of SFL in Port Harcourt, River State, said the award was instituted by the company as part of SFL’s education intervention initiative for indigenous students of host communities in line with SFL’s corporate social responsibility policy.

Opara said that SFL recognises the importance of education in molding the character and empowerment of the youth to be become better equipped personalities ready to make positive impact in the society. “Education is the passport to outstanding future for the youths of our country and that is why our organisation seeks to reward and support exceptional under-graduate students especially the indigenous from amongst our host communities who have demonstrated academic excellence and good character in their chosen course of study in a tertiary institution,” Opara said. According to him, the scholarship had become an yearly ritual meant to contribute to the educational development of the host communities and position the people rightly.



While congratulating the beneficiaries, he encouraged them to continue to work hard at their studies, strive to achieve excellence in all that they do and never stop giving their best..