Lagos Fixes Date To Commence Disbursement Of N635.5m Bursary, Scholarships

Lagos State Government on Friday said it would commence the disbursement of bursaries and scholarships totaling N635.576 million to 8,419 students in the State tertiary institutions on December 27, 2017.

In a statement by Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Obafela Bank-Olemoh, the commencement of the disbursement followed the approval of the Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode.

Bank-Olemoh equally said it was in furtherance of the premium placed on education by the present administration in the State.

He said: “Following the approval of His Excellency, the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, the Lagos State Scholarship Board will commence disbursement of bursaries and scholarships to students in Lagos State tertiary institutions on Wednesday, December 27th, 2017. This is in furtherance of the State Government’s commitment to education.

“The total amount to be awarded is Six Hundred and Thirty-Five Million, Five Hundred and Seventy-Six Thousand, Four Hundred and Thirty-Two Naira and Thirty-Six Kobo (NGN 635,576, 432.36), to a total of Eight-Thousand Four Hundred and Nineteen (8,419) beneficiaries.”

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