In yet another historic feat, the chairman Kaduna State Volleyball Association (KADSVA), Engineer Musa Nimrod has provided education support to young volleyball players in the state.
The beneficiaries are 13 WAEC students and 18 JAMB hopeful.
A statement signed by Okpani Jacob Onjewu Dickson, member of KADSVA Board, said that also, monthly allowances of eight volleyball players in the state have been paid, with each receiving N150,000.
The statement informed that the Secretary of KADSVA, Adamu Mohammed who disclosed this, said a total of N1.9m was used in sorting out the allowances, JAMB and WAEC fees.
Nimrod, who is also the President Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF), Secretary General Zone 3 (CAVB) and President African Beach Volleyball, did the noble gesture, in his quest to see volleyball players perform well both on the field and in the classroom.
For a breakdown of the beneficiaries, payment for WAEC was given to 13) students at N40,000 each and for JAMB, 18 students got N10,000 each, making a total amount of N700,000:00.
The players that benefitted from the WAEC support of ₦40,000 per candidate, are, Rabi’atu Adamu, Daniel Nwobodo, Winnifred Duru, Isaac Michael, Deborah Yakubu,
Rhoda Danjuma and Rejoice Samuel.