Pay Digital Services Limited, operators of OPay Nigeria, has so far disbursed N126 million in scholarships to 420 students across 20 tertiary institutions in Nigeria under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative aimed at empowering the next generation through education.OPay’s Executive Director and Chief Commercial Officer, Elizabeth Wang, stated this at the weekend during the commemoration of the first anniversary of the company’s 10-year N1.2 billion CSR Scholarship Scheme, themed “OPay Corporate Social Responsibility: Empowering Futures 2025.”According to Wang, the company has fulfilled its first-year target, providing each beneficiary with N300,000 in educational support after signing memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with the participating institutions.
In the past one year, we’ve disbursed N126 million, supported 420 students, and partnered with 20 universities. We are proud to have delivered on our first-year commitment, and we will continue to sustain and expand this initiative over the next nine years and beyond,” Wang said.She emphasized that OPay’s investment in education was driven by a belief in nurturing Nigeria’s future leaders.
We believe in the future — and who is the future? The students are the future, education is the future. That’s why OPay is committed to making meaningful contributions to the future of Nigeria,” she added.Under the 10-year plan, the company aims to invest at least ₦120 million annually in supporting no fewer than 400 students across select tertiary institutions nationwide.Beneficiary institutions include Ahmadu Bello University, University of Ibadan, Obafemi Awolowo University, University of Ilorin, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Benue State University, University of Calabar, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Bayero University Kano and Kwara State Polytechnic.
Under the 10-year plan, the company aims to invest at least ₦120 million annually in supporting no fewer than 400 students across select tertiary institutions nationwide.Beneficiary institutions include Ahmadu Bello University, University of Ibadan, Obafemi Awolowo University, University of Ilorin, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Benue State University, University of Calabar, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Bayero University Kano and Kwara State Polytechnic.
