Air Peace Supports KNOSK 100-Naira-A-Day School
In a profound demonstration of its commitment to national development, Air Peace, has extended transformative support to the KNOSK 100-Naira-A-Day Secondary School, Kuje, Abuja, ushering in a new era of corporate partnership for the pioneering low-fee school.
The airline donated ₦10 million to strengthen the institution’s digital learning infrastructure and expand access for underserved children. The intervention comprises 20 full-year scholarships for students who cannot afford the ₦240,000 annual fee, as well as 10 brand-new laptops valued at ₦5 million to enhance the school’s ICT laboratory and accelerate its transition into a fully functional Computer-Based Test (CBT) centre.
Founded in 2019 with 30 students, KNOSK now serves more than 180 children, many from families who struggle to contribute even the symbolic ₦100 daily tuition. Yet, despite these odds, the school has recorded exceptional outcomes including a 100% WAEC pass rate for its first graduating class and several students scoring above 200 in JAMB.
Air Peace’s timely intervention arrives as Nigeria intensifies its shift toward CBT examinations, placing urgent pressure on schools to upgrade digital facilities. The KNOSK leadership described the airline’s support as “historic,” noting that while the school had previously received help from foreign missions, no major Nigerian corporate organization had ever stepped forward—until Air Peace broke that barrier.
Representing the airline, Communications Analyst, Hawa Oyinloye Alege, praised the resilience of the students, describing them as symbols of grit and possibility.
“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 impact of the donation was echoed by the students themselves. SS3 student Patience Omuata, one of the beneficiaries of the scholarship scheme, expressed heartfelt gratitude: “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.”
For SS1 student Vivian Odizwe, the laptops mark a turning point: “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.”
KNOSK Co-founder, Mr. Kingsley Bangwell, highlighted the wider significance of the partnership: “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.”
His wife and co-founder, Mrs. Irene Bangwell, described Air Peace Chairman, Dr. Allen Onyema, as a model of courage for the children, explaining that his entrepreneurial journey inspires the school’s lessons on boldness, character, and resilience.
The initiative reflects Air Peace’s longstanding humanitarian footprint, from evacuating stranded Nigerians across the world to supporting local communities and vulnerable groups. Earlier this year, during the 2025 Children’s Day celebration, the airline partnered with Raising Star Africa to empower children living with disabilities through educational support, essential resources, and meaningful grants.
This newest intervention at KNOSK reinforces Air Peace’s identity as more than an aviation powerhouse it is a people-centred institution devoted to inclusion, compassion, and widening opportunities for the next generation.
In giving tools, scholarships, and hope, Air Peace has given young Nigerians the power to believe that their dreams are valid.
