Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has approved the payment of annual bursary awards to Lagos students in higher institutions of learning across the country, saying his administration is determined to ensure that no child who seeks education is left behind.
A statement by Omauton Yetunde, director, Lagos State Scholarship Board, noted that funds had been released for the fifth and sixth payments of bursary to 2010/11 bursary beneficiaries in universities.
It said that second payment for 2013/14 beneficiaries studying in polytechnics and colleges of education was also ready.
The statement urged all concerned beneficiaries to be at the Lagos State Scholarship Board’s office beside NYSC orientation camp, Agege, from Wednesday, July 29, 2015, for necessary documentation in preparatory to the collection of the bursary awards.
In the statement, the governor reiterated his administration’s commitment to raising the quality of education, saying “every investment made by the government represents the strongest way of securing a better and more dignified future for the students.”
The statement advised all beneficiaries to take along to the board’s office a copy of the bursary award letter, ATM verve cards and school identity card.
It assured other categories of beneficiaries not included in the current exercise that all outstanding bursaries would be paid in due course.
JOSHUA BASSEY
