BY OLAPEJU OLUBI
Its quest to support vulnerable children has led Air Peace to support the KNOSK 100-Naira-A-Day Secondary School in Kuje, Abuja, an innovative low-fee institution serving children from financially vulnerable homes.
The airline’s support, which includes ₦10 million in funding, scholarships and digital learning tools, has been hailed as a major turning point for the school and a bold example of private-sector participation in educational equity.
The donation covers 20 full-year scholarships for indigent students who cannot afford the school’s annual ₦240,000 fee, alongside 10 new laptops valued at ₦5 million to upgrade KNOSK’s ICT laboratory.
The laptops will significantly accelerate the school’s transition into a fully operational Computer-Based Test (CBT) centre as Nigeria moves steadily toward digital examinations.
Founded in 2019 with just 30 students, KNOSK now caters to over 180 children, many of whom struggle to pay even the symbolic ₦100 daily tuition.
Despite these constraints, the school has produced exceptional academic results, including a 100 percent WAEC pass rate for its first graduating class and strong JAMB performance above 200 for several students.
Air Peace’s intervention arrives at a moment when digital readiness has become a national priority, especially for schools preparing students for CBT-based assessments.
Representing the airline, Communications Analyst Hawa Oyinloye Alege described the students as resilient, inspiring and deserving of every opportunity to succeed.
“We are deeply proud to support this remarkable project—a place where hope, determination, and hard work are constant. These children continue to dream boldly despite the challenges they face, and we look forward to seeing them achieve extraordinary things,” she said.
The students shared emotional testimonies of the impact. SS3 student and scholarship beneficiary, Patience Omuata, expressed gratitude on behalf of the school.
“Our parents might not be able to afford the fees, but Air Peace has given 20 of us the gift of education. On behalf of KNOSK students, we thank Mr. Allen Onyema for being a father to children like us,” she said.
For SS1 student, Vivian Odizwe, the provision of laptops represents a giant leap forward. “WAEC will soon become CBT. The school needed 40 laptops, and Air Peace has helped us move closer to that goal. Now we can practise, write exams, and build digital skills. We appreciate this so much,” she said.
KNOSK Co-founder, Kingsley Bangwell, emphasized the historic nature of the gesture. “We have received support from Ireland, Finland, and the United States, but never from a major Nigerian corporate body. Air Peace’s gesture is not just financial support, it is validation.
These children came in struggling to read and write. Today they are making distinctions. Air Peace has become part of their story,” he stated.
His wife and co-founder, Irene Bangwell, added that Air Peace Chairman, Dr. Allen Onyema, embodies the qualities the school teaches: courage, discipline and resilience.
She said his story encourages students to believe in their dreams, no matter their background.
Air Peace’s support to KNOSK mirrors its broader humanitarian footprint, from evacuating stranded Nigerians during crises to partnering with organisations that advocate for vulnerable groups.
Earlier in 2025, the airline collaborated with Raising Star Africa to empower children living with disabilities through funding, educational materials and support programmes.
With its KNOSK intervention, Air Peace has once again demonstrated that its influence extends far beyond aviation.
It has signalled a national call to action, that Nigerian companies can play a decisive role in shaping the future of underserved children.
In offering laptops, scholarships and hope, the airline has given young Nigerians something more powerful than financial assistance: the confidence to dream, learn and rise.
Olapeju is a journalist and aviation reporter.
