Governmental Amnesty Programme has actually backed Wigwe University for its role in training students from the Niger Delta, with strategies underway to increase the number of scholarship beneficiaries confessed into the institution.
The Vice-Chancellor of Wigwe University, Professor Marwan Al-Akaidi, commended the leadership of the Governmental Amnesty Programme (PAP) for selecting the university as a tactical partner in supplying quality college chances for young people in the area.
The commendation came during a check out by a 15-member PAP delegation led by Dr Charles Ariye, who went to the university as part of the program’s routine trainees’ audit and academic performance assessment for beneficiaries under its scholarship plan.
Speaking during the see, Ariye explained Wigwe University’s scholastic environment as remarkable, noting that the organization compares favourably with international standards.
Drawing from his worldwide academic experience, he said the university was deliberately created to inspire knowing, innovation, and scholastic excellence among trainees.
According to him, the delegation’s second assessment visit further enhanced self-confidence in the institution, resulting in the choice to broaden the collaboration by sending more PAP-sponsored students to the university start from the 2026/2027 admission session.
“Wigwe University is acquiring recognition, and interest in the institution is growing. We seek a collaboration that will offer youths in the Niger Delta with the best academic opportunities offered in the country,” Ariye said.
He added that the PAP stays committed to sustaining the vision of the late Herbert Wigwe through continued collaboration with the university.
Ariye also expressed optimism that the institution would broaden its scholastic offerings to include programs in environmental sciences and medical-related fields, areas he stated are significantly searched for by PAP scholarship recipients.
The delegation likewise took part in an interactive session with more than 120 students of Wigwe University currently benefiting from the PAP scholarship scheme.