{"id":20844,"date":"2026-04-14T06:18:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T06:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sterling.ng\/decide\/?post_type=nominees&#038;p=20844"},"modified":"2026-05-01T10:09:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T10:09:09","slug":"mary-olayiwola","status":"publish","type":"nominees","link":"https:\/\/sterling.ng\/decide\/nominee\/mary-olayiwola\/","title":{"rendered":"Mary Olayiwola"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t get this far by chance, I got here by staying consistent, even when things weren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t easy. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m a 300 level student of Banking and Finance at the University of Ibadan, and I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m currently at the Skills Level of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). My journey has come with its challenges, especially financially, but I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve remained focused on building a better future for myself. There have been times when financial pressure made it harder to fully concentrate on my goals, but I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve continued to push through because I know what I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m working towards. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m nominating myself because I believe in my potential and I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m ready to keep putting in the work. This scholarship will give me the stability to focus more on my academics and professional growth. In the long run, I want to use my knowledge and skills to create opportunities for others and contribute meaningfully to Nigeria\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s financial sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","cohorts":[32],"class_list":["post-20844","nominees","type-nominees","status-publish","hentry","cohorts-cohort-3"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sterling.ng\/decide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/nominees\/20844","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sterling.ng\/decide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/nominees"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sterling.ng\/decide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/nominees"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sterling.ng\/decide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cohorts","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sterling.ng\/decide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cohorts?post=20844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}