Unilever Nigeria Awards Scholarships to Children of Non-Management Staff

Unilever Nigeria has awarded secondary school scholarships to children of non-management employees through its long-running Unilever Nigeria Scholarship Scheme, selecting beneficiaries via a competitive aptitude examination administered by the West African Examinations Council across manufacturing sites in Agbara and Oregun.

The Unilever Nigeria Scholarship Scheme Structure and Selection Criteria

Established more than 30 years ago, the Unilever Nigeria Scholarship Scheme provides merit-based financial support to academically high-performing children of the company’s non-management employees. The awards assist recipients through their secondary school education, beginning at the Junior Secondary School level and remaining renewable through Senior Secondary School Year Three, subject to satisfactory academic performance.

Candidates earn their places through a competitive scholarship aptitude examination administered by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) across the company’s manufacturing sites located in Agbara and Oregun. Under the rules of the scheme, new applicants must rank among the top 25 candidates and achieve a minimum score of 50 percent in the aptitude test.

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Existing awardees face ongoing performance requirements to retain funding. They must maintain a minimum average score of 50 percent in their final examinations and secure at least five credits—including Mathematics and English Language—in a recognized secondary school final examination on their first attempt.

Michael Duah on Three Decades of Supporting Employee Families

Speaking on the initiative, Human Relations Director of Unilever Nigeria Michael Duah said that the scholarship program reflects the organization’s broader commitment to the well-being of its workforce and their households. Duah emphasized that the initiative has been in place for over three decades, recognizing academic excellence while easing the cost of secondary education for employees’ children.

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Education is a powerful catalyst for progress—opening doors, expanding possibilities and empowering young people with the foundation to shape a brighter future.

Michael Duah, Human Relations Director of Unilever Nigeria

By tying financial assistance directly to academic achievement, the program continues to combine employee welfare with merit-based educational standards, providing qualifying children with sustained support through a critical stage of their education.