In yet another historic feat, the chairman of the Kaduna State Volleyball Association, Engineer Musa Nimrod, has provided educational support to young volleyball players in the state.
The beneficiaries include 13 WAEC students and 18 JAMB candidates.
A statement signed by Okpani Jacob Onjewu Dickson, a member of the KADSVA Board, on Wednesday revealed that monthly allowances for eight volleyball players in the state have been paid, with each receiving N150,000.
Dickson disclosed that a total of N1.9m was allocated for the allowances, as well as JAMB and WAEC fees.
Nimrod, who is also the President of the Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF), Secretary General of Zone 3 (CAVB), and President of African Beach Volleyball, undertook this noble gesture in his quest to see volleyball players excel both on the field and in the classroom.
The players who benefitted from the WAEC support of ₦40,000 per candidate are Rabi’atu Adamu, Daniel Nwobodo, Winnifred Duru, Isaac Michael, Deborah Yakubu, Rhoda Danjuma, and Rejoice Samuel.
Others include Ramatu Abdulmaliq, Jamiu Zakariyawu, Miracle Haruna, Faith Augustine, Joselyn John, and Chinonye John.
For the JAMB candidates, who each received N10,000, the beneficiaries are Joy Lawrence, Ibrahim Albir, Dominion Amos, Chinaza Otti, Bathsheba Joshua, and Ozioma Ikechukwu.
Others are Godwin Adamu, Bobai Andrew, Isaac James, Samuel Ahar, Rosemary Sunday, Mohammed Abubakar, and Aderokpo Alamor.
The remaining JAMB registration beneficiaries are Simon Peter, Sylvanus James, Jonathan Leo, Ramatu Hamza, and Stephanie Chisom.
Similarly, Engineer Nimrod has paid monthly allowances to eight players. Each player received N150,000 through transfer for their allowances for six months at N25,000 per month, totalling N1,200,000.
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