Since completing secondary school in 2022\u2014passing my WAEC in one sitting\u2014I\u2019ve carried a single, unwavering dream: to study Computer Science and use technology to solve real\u2011world problems. Yet, every attempt to step through the gates of a higher institution has stopped at the same barrier: money. I have tried working and saving, but each time the cost of tuition out\u2011runs my earnings.<\/p>\n
When my father left, the weight of our family fell on my mother\u2019s shoulders. She now supports me and my younger siblings alone, and the strain shows in her face more than in her words. Still, she never lets her own exhaustion dim her wish for me to earn a university degree\u2014a wish that matches my own determination.<\/p>\n
That is why the Miva University\u2013Sterling Bank scholarship feels like an answer to prayer. It offers not just tuition but the chance for me to focus fully on learning, to master the skills that will let me build software, improve lives, and, one day, ease my family\u2019s struggles. Receiving this scholarship would sweep away the only obstacle still standing between me and the future I have worked\u2014and waited\u2014so long to begin.<\/p>\n
With faith, hard work, and your support, I am ready to turn this opportunity into success for myself, pride for my mother, and meaningful impact for my community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","cohorts":[20],"class_list":["post-4683","nominees","type-nominees","status-publish","hentry","cohorts-cohort-1"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sterling.ng\/decide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/nominees\/4683","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=4683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cohorts","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sterling.ng\/decide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cohorts?post=4683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}