Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State
on Monday approved the payment of bursary and local scholarship to
Lagos State indigenes in tertiary institutions across the country.
The Special Adviser to the Governor on
Education, Mr. Obafela Bank-Olemoh, told newsmen that the beneficiaries
would be fresh applicants and others receiving subsequent payment.
Bank-Olemoh listed the beneficiaries to
include 2015/2016 set and other sets receiving second and third payments
for years 2013/2014 and 2014/2015.
He said that the state government was
committed to sustaining the scholarship and bursary scheme in spite of
the economic situation of the country.
He said that the governor is committed
to ensuring that indigenes are empowered through education to contribute
productively to the local and global economies.
He said, “The timely release of the
awards demonstrates the priority the administration of Gov. Ambode
accords to educating its citizens.”
Giving a breakdown of the payment, the
Executive Secretary of Lagos State Scholarship Board, Mr. Steven
Oshinowo, said that the State Government would disburse the sum of N250,
523, 287.99 to 6,368 beneficiaries as bursary award.
Oshinowo also said that N130, 166,
386.56 in local scholarships would be disbursed to 573 successful
candidates who took part in the 2015/2016 Local Scholarship Computer-
Based Screening Test.
According to him, these sums will
accommodate the backlog of outstanding bursary and scholarship payments,
as well as current awards for fresh and subsequent beneficiaries.
He said, “We urge beneficiaries to
exercise patience as disbursement of the funds will commence in three
weeks, at which time beneficiaries will be invited to present relevant
documentation to receive their bursary or scholarship awards.”
Earlier this year, over 689 bursary
beneficiaries of 2011/2012 set were paid along with 60 students from the
School of the Blind and 54 others on Sport Scholarship.
In 2015, the state government also paid N660 million to over 8,567 indigent beneficiaries as bursary and scholarship.
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