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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.”
In 2015, the state government also paid N660 million to over 8,567 indigent beneficiaries as bursary and scholarship.
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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.”
In 2015, the state government also paid N660 million to over 8,567 indigent beneficiaries as bursary and scholarship.
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