Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation Announces 2024 AIG Scholar

Dike Onwuamaeze

The Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation has announced Mr. Isiaka Salami as its “2024 AIG Scholar.”

Salami, who currently serves as an Assistant Director, Federal Internal Revenue Service, Nigeria, was selected after a rigorous and highly competitive selection process that assessed candidates on their academic excellence, leadership potential, and commitment to the public sector in Africa.

As the “2024 AIG Scholar,” Salami would join a distinguished group of public sector leaders who have benefited from the transformative opportunity.

He would commence his Master of Public Policy programme in September 2024, and is expected to return with a wealth of knowledge and experience to contribute to Nigeria’s current public sector reforms.

The annually awarded scholarship provides outstanding African public servants the opportunity to pursue a Master of Public Policy degree at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford, where they gain the knowledge and skills needed to lead and transform public service delivery.

Since 2017, the Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation has awarded scholarships worth approximately £2,000,000 to 32 Africans with a demonstrated passion for public sector transformation.

Upon completion of their studies, the scholars are expected to return to their organisations within the public sector and become agents of positive change.

The Co-founder and Executive Vice Chair of the Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation, Mrs. Ofovwe Aig-Imoukhuede, stated that, “the Nigerian public sector is at a critical juncture where the need for transformation is not just a matter of urgency but of survival.

“At the Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation, we believe that high-performing public servants are the cornerstone of this transformation.

“By investing in exceptional public servants like Isiaka, we are ensuring that the future leaders of the public sector are equipped with world-class training that will enable them to deliver innovative and impactful solutions to the challenges the country is facing.”

She added: “Our goal is to build a critical mass of public servants who can transform the public sector from within; public servants who can lead Nigeria towards a future where the public sector is synonymous with excellence, integrity, and service to the people.

The AIG Scholarship Programme is just one part of a multi-year, multi-billion-naira commitments that the Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation has made to build the capacity of Nigeria’s public servants.

To date, the foundation has expended over N2 billion and reached over 500 public servants with its training programmes and scholarships.

The Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation is a public sector-focused philanthropic organisation founded by Aigboje and Ofovwe Aig-Imoukhuede to improve the lives of Africans through transformed public service delivery and increased access to quality primary healthcare.