A Charity organisation, Florence Agogo Foundation, has awarded bursary to over 50 indigent students across the 18 local councils of Cross River State.

Speaking at a dinner and award night ceremony in Calabar, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the organisation, Florence Agogo, said the gesture was an opportunity to positively affect the lives of fellow Nigerians, especially students.

She said that the award, which is a yearly event in collaboration with the National Association of Cross River State Students (NACRISS) Worldwide, would dole out over N500, 000 to about 50 students.

According to her, the gesture was the foundation’s modest way of improving the academic pursuit of indigent students of Cross River State origin, especially at a time like this when Nigerians are going through difficulties occasioned by the petrol subsidy removal.

The foundation boss assured that no stone would be left unturned to ensure the sustenance of the award, which includes payment of school fees, faculty fees, student house rents, transportation fares, feeding, among other gestures.

Similarly, the Anamero Foundation, yesterday, donated 500,000 notebooks to schools in Edo State as part of efforts to give back to the society and enhance students’ support programmes.

Founder of the foundation, Dekeri Anamero, while speaking at the distribution ceremony, said the books would be distributed to all schools across the 18 local councils of the state.

Anamero, who is representing Etsako Federal Constituency at the National Assembly, said the initiative is to sow into the minds of the people.