Nigerian governor announces N150,000 bursary to indigenes in popular south-west state

• Governor Biodun Oyebanji has approved payment of N29,400,000 as bursary awards to 196 indigenes at the Nigeria Law School (Bar 1)
• The law school students will receive N150,000 bursaries each for the 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 academic sessions
• The Secretary of the Ekiti Scholarship Board, Mrs Bukola Faluyi, said the beneficiary will receive the money on Tuesday, July 23, at the Ministry of Education

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Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti state - No fewer than 196 Ekiti state indigenes at the Nigeria Law School (Bar 1) have been awarded N150,000 bursaries each for the 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 academic sessions.

The Secretary of the Ekiti Scholarship Board, Mrs Bukola Faluyi, disclosed this in a statement in Ado-Ekiti on Saturday, July 20.

The bursary is to encourage academic excellence among students of Ekiti State origin. Photo credit: @biodunaoyebanji
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Faluyi said each beneficiary will receive N150,000 on Tuesday, July 23, at the Ministry of Education.

She added that Governor Biodun Oyebanji has approved payment of N29,400,000 as bursary awards to 196 indigenes in the law school.

As reported by The Punch, Faluyi said the event would be presided over by Ekiti State Commissioner for Education, Dr Olabimpe Aderiye mni.

“The disbursement of the bursary award is in tandem with Gov. Biodun Oyebanji’s vision to encourage academic excellence among students of Ekiti State origin.“It is on this note that the governor has graciously approved the payment of the bursary award, being one of the several steps to support his shared prosperity agenda of Human Capital Development.”

Lagos increases students’ bursary, scholarship award

In a similar development, Legit.ng reported that Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, announced an increment in scholarships and bursaries for students of the state's origin in tertiary institutions

Sanwo-Olu stated that his administration would pay N225,000 and N60,000 as scholarships and bursaries to indigene students, compared to the now-former N200,000 and N50,000 respectively. Student leaders erupted in jubilation following the announcement.

Legit.ng reports that Governor Sanwo-Olu also announced scholarships for physically-challenged students in public tertiary institutions regardless of their states of origin.

Source: Legit.ng