Five students from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Ibadan have been awarded the 2023 World Veterinary Association (WVA)/MSD Animal Health Veterinary Student Scholarship.

The scholarship by the World Veterinary Association (WVA) was in recognition of the recipients’ academic achievements and the WVA said it would aid the development of their academic and future veterinary careers.

In qualifying for the awards, the students emerged from a list of eight winners in Nigeria with each of them receiving $2,500 to aid their educational development.

Announcing the winners in a statement, WVA said, “WVA and MSD Animal Health are delighted to contribute to the advancement of the global veterinary community through the empowerment of veterinary students who are the future of the veterinary profession.

“We would like to thank all the veterinary students who submitted applications and encourage those who didn’t receive it to apply again in 2024.”

Congratulating the students via a post on her LinkedIn page, the Dean, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Prof Olufunke Ola-Davies, expressed confidence in the future of the profession.

“We are proud of this great feat and assured that the future of our young Veterinarians is indeed bright.

“Congratulations to the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan,” she wrote.

The students who won the scholarship include Okewale Olalekan, Egbuemike Chisom, Ahmed Saheed, Olowu Babatunde, Goodness Adeyemi.