Young Nigerian man gets Russian scholarship after writing JAMB twice

A young Nigerian recognized as Enyo Sam Odiba on Facebook on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 stated that he could not gain admission into a Nigerian university after writing JAMB in 2016 and 2017.

After he registered for the third time in 2018, he didn't showed up for the exams because he already lost interest in Nigerian universities.

He gave his reasons for wanting to study abroad as a need for a new environment and the poor political leadership in the country.

He said: “I wanted to study in a new environment that will help my mental and leadership development. I needed to be in a new environment where I will learn how to do things in the right way. I was sad with the way things went sour with the poor leadership in the government of my country, and I wanted to be part of the process to help my people.”

He faced different challenges like being dropped off from a Hungarian scholarship he got.

Enrolling at a university in Kigali did not help either as he still thought that was not the right environment for him.

During his search for scholarships abroad, he saw one to study at the St Petersburg University, Russia. After he was initially rejected, he got another mail telling him that he could reapply as they are looking forward for more intakes.

Several weeks later, he was given a scholarship to study mathematics and artificial intelligence. He already started his classes online due to the pandemic and would resume on campus when borders are opened.