{"id":242,"date":"2026-03-11T12:47:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T12:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.thewakf.org\/?p=242"},"modified":"2026-05-14T13:38:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T13:38:51","slug":"wunti-al-khair-foundation-celebrates-16-outstanding-beneficiaries-of-its-jamb-support-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.thewakf.org\/?p=242","title":{"rendered":"Wunti Al-Khair Foundation Celebrates 16 Outstanding Beneficiaries of Its JAMB Support Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a heartwarming display of commitment to youth empowerment and education, the&nbsp;<strong>Wunti Al-Khair Foundation (WAKF)<\/strong>&nbsp;has celebrated&nbsp;<strong>16 exceptional beneficiaries<\/strong>&nbsp;of its&nbsp;<strong>2025 JAMB Support Initiative<\/strong>, recognizing their outstanding performance in the just concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Out of&nbsp;<strong>500 applicants sponsored<\/strong>&nbsp;by the Foundation under its educational support program, the 16 distinguished candidates\u2014alongside the late&nbsp;<strong>Abubakar Yusuf<\/strong>, who was also among the top scorers\u2014achieved&nbsp;<strong>scores of 200 and above<\/strong>, marking a milestone in the Foundation\u2019s mission to nurture academic excellence among young Nigerians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Foundation announced that the 16 celebrated beneficiaries will now receive&nbsp;<strong>full tuition scholarships<\/strong>&nbsp;under the&nbsp;<strong>Bala Wunti Education Fund<\/strong>, enabling them to pursue their tertiary education without financial burden. This gesture, according to the Foundation, aims to sustain a continuous cycle of opportunity and excellence for young people from low-income families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<strong>JAMB Support Initiative<\/strong>&nbsp;is one of WAKF\u2019s flagship educational programs, designed to empower underprivileged youths by sponsoring their&nbsp;<strong>JAMB registration<\/strong>, creating pathways for access to tertiary education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With this year\u2019s success story, the Foundation reaffirms its unwavering dedication to breaking barriers in education, nurturing talents, and investing in the future leaders of Bauchi State and Nigeria at large.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a heartwarming display of commitment to youth empowerment and education, the&nbsp;Wunti Al-Khair Foundation (WAKF)&nbsp;has celebrated&nbsp;16 exceptional beneficiaries&nbsp;of its&nbsp;2025 JAMB Support Initiative, recognizing their outstanding performance in the just concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Out of&nbsp;500 applicants sponsored&nbsp;by the Foundation under its educational support program, the 16 distinguished candidates\u2014alongside the late&nbsp;Abubakar Yusuf, who was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"format":"standard"},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-242","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-education"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.thewakf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.thewakf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.thewakf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.thewakf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.thewakf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=242"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.thewakf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":243,"href":"https:\/\/news.thewakf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242\/revisions\/243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.thewakf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.thewakf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.thewakf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}