Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has approved the
payment of bursary and local scholarship to Lagos State indigenes in tertiary
institutions across the country.
Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Mr. Obafela
Bank-Olemoh, who made the announcement to journalists on Monday, said the
bursary would be for fresh beneficiaries and others receiving subsequent
payment.
He listed the beneficiaries to include 2015/2016 set and
other sets receiving second and third payments for the years 2013/2014 and
2014/2015.
While stressing the commitment of the State Government to
sustain the scholarship and bursary scheme in spite of the economic situation
of the country, Bank-Olemoh said the Governor is committed to ensuring
Lagosians are empowered through education to contribute productively to the
local and global economies.
He further said that “the timely release of the awards
demonstrates the priority the administration of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode
accords to educating its citizens”.
Giving a breakdown of the payment, the Executive Secretary
of Lagos State Scholarship Board, Mr. Steven Oshinowo, explained that the State
Government would disburse Two Hundred and Fifty Million, Five Hundred and
Twenty-Three Thousand, Two Hundred and Eighty-Seven Naira and Ninety-Nine kobo
(N250, 523, 287.99) to Six Thousand, Three Hundred and Sixty (6,368)
beneficiaries as Bursary Award.
He also disclosed that One Hundred and Thirty Million, One
Hundred and Sixty-six Thousand, Three Hundred and Eighty-six Naira Fifty-six
kobo (N130, 166, 386.56) in Local Scholarships will be disbursed to Five
Hundred and Seventy-three (573) successful candidates who took part in the
2015/2016 Local Scholarship Computer Based Screening test.
These sums, according to him, would accommodate the backlog
of outstanding bursary and scholarship payments, as well as current awards for
fresh and subsequent beneficiaries.
The Executive Secretary urged the beneficiaries to exercise
patience as disbursement of the funds will commence in three weeks, at which
time beneficiaries would be invited to present relevant documentation to
receive their bursary or scholarship awards.
It will be recalled that 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 for bursary, local and foreign Scholarships.
Since its establishment in 1968, the Lagos State Scholarship
Board as an agency responsible for the administration of bursary and
scholarship awards in the State, has been consistent in carrying out its duties
and is poised to continue.
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