Nigerian Times

Judy Wu An essay on the challenges of literacy in Nigerian education has won a $5, 000 scholarship for Judy Wu, a third-year student at the Northwestern University in Chicago. She also won a trip to Washington, D.C. to attend the 11th Annual Vital Voices Global Leadership Awards at the Kennedy Center in 2012.. Wu was selected by U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer for her 2,500 word essay that focused on international access to education and a proposal for literacy and educational development in Nigeria. School children in Anambra State in Eastern Nigeria The following is the full report. 10 Nov 2011 22:00 Africa/Lagos Two Chicago Students Awarded $10,000 in Nation-Wide Scholarship Contest Womenetics, Discover Financial Services and Georgia-Pacific Announce First Place Winners of the Advancing Aspirations Global Scholarship PR Newswire ATLANTA, Nov. 10, 2011 ATLANTA , Nov. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Out of nearly 400 essay submissions from over...

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