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  • 42 students get bursary

    42 students get bursary

    Forty-two indigent Ogu students drawn from institutions of higher learning have benefited from the bursary awards and endowment funds, courtesy of Ogu General Assembly.

    Dr. Matthew Wheto, the chairman, Education Committee, of the assembly, in a statement in Lagos said the 2023 bursaries were competitive.

    He said the annual awards were geared towards encouraging intellectual and academic excellence among Ogu undergraduates from Ogun and Lagos states.

    Wheto said the names of the winners were announced at the assembly’s meeting at Jofin in Ipokia Local Government of Ogun State.

    He said this year’s bursary award also included J. J. Hunsa (Creative Arts), Vittu Dosa (Management Studies), Steve Saheed Foundation (Sciences), Prof. Segun Whenu (Fisheries and Hydrobiology).

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    The chairman added: “Others are Rosaline Fasanya (Law), Viyon Awhanse My Badagry My Future (Film and Communication Studies), Jossou (Engineering), Aliu Soyingbe (Sciences), Samson Senu (Agriculture), Javie Fasinu (two self-sponsored students) Endowments and OGA Historical Scholarships.”

    Prof. Jendele Hungbo, the convener, Ogu General Assembly, addressing the beneficiaries, described quality education as the best legacy that could be given to the youth.

    He said he was committed to the progress of the Ogu, especially youths.

    Jendele said the bursary awards, which ranged from N50,000 to N100,000, would be presented to the winners at the next meeting of the assembly. 

  • Students seek payment of bursary, scholarship

    The National Union of Lagos State  Students (NULASS) in tertiary institutions has appealed to the government to pay the outstanding 2017/2018 bursary and scholarship of its members.

    This is contained in the students’ petition to the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Kazeem Adeniji, obtained at the weekend in Lagos by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

    It was signed by Miss Busola Okoya of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso; Qudus Olaguro, Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education; Bolaji Ojoare, Lagos State University; Ogunowo Olusola, University of Lagos; Waliu Adeyeri, University of Ilorin; Abdulaziz Adeduntan, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria; Oladele Moses, The Polytechnic, Ibadan and Suliat Olatunji, Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH).

    The students said of 10,585 beneficiaries, only 2,106 had received their payments from the 21 per cent of total fund released by the government.

    They also claimed that for subsequent payment to the beneficiaries, only students from Epe Division had been paid.

    The students said the selective payment appeared inequitable and grossly unjust to other divisions of the state.

    “On behalf of the entire students of Lagos State origin in all tertiary institutions across the nation, we write to thank the government for the release of part of the bursary and scholarship funds.

    “We are, therefore, appealing to you, to use your good office to prevail on His Excellency, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, for the release of our outstanding bursary and scholarship funds.

    “The scholarship board has begun the sale of forms for new applicants.

    “This presupposes that if this administration declines to offset the outstanding, it can become a backlog that will affect 2018/2019 payment.

    “We have greatly suffered because of this non-payment. A lot of our members are indebted one way or the other to book sellers and food vendors in and around their campuses.

    “Some rely on these funds for their sustenance in school,” they said.

    Contacted, the Executive Secretary, Lagos State Scholarship Board, Iyana-Ipaja, Mr. Steve Oshinowo, said efforts were on to secure the release of funds for 2017/2018 bursary and scholarship.

    NAN reports that beneficiaries include 1,394 local scholarship, 9,188 bursary and three foreign scholarship.

  • Excitement as Kogi students get bursary payment

    It was a celebration galore in the Ayingba campus of the Kogi State University as the indigenous students of the state on Wednesday received bursary alerts.

    A student who got a bank alert of about N11, 000 confirmed the state government has commenced bursary payment.

    It be recalled that the Kogi state government as part of its “New direction government” promised all indigenous students in the state a fixed sum for their bursary allowances.

    Owing to some hitches, the government delayed the process which led to some students making known their displeasure over the state government inability to stick to the agreed date set for the payment.

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    Our reporter also confirmed the payment from some students on one of the whatsapp group platforms where those who have received theirs shared their excitement.

    The government urged students to exercise patience as the payments will be done batch by batch owing to the large number of students who registered for the scheme.

     

  • Fayose okays N253m for bursary, scholarship

    Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has approved N253.6 million for bursary and scholarship to students of Ekiti State origin.

    The governor was said to have made the move to stop the planned mass protest by Federation of Ekiti State Students (FESSU).

    The students’ body had threatened to shut down Ado-Ekiti, the capital, if the governor failed to pay their bursary and scholarship at the expiration of its seven-day ultimatum.

    The students were angry that Fayose had not paid bursary and scholarship since assuming office in 2014.

    FESSU also asked the government to give the body a secretariat and a bus, as well as resolve strikes at the Ekiti State University (EKSU) and College of Education in Ikere-Ekiti.

    The governor acceded to their request to pay bursary and scholarship for the 2017/2018 session.

    While 2,645 students will benefit from bursary, which ranges from N10,000 to N150,000, 871 others will benefit from scholarship, which ranges from N60,000 to N1.5 million.

    Thirty overseas PhD students will get N1,500,000 each, totalling N45 million; 184 Law students will receive N150,000 each as bursary, amounting to N27.6 million and 450 undergraduate students will get N60,000 each as scholarship, amounting to N27 million.

    The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Jide Egunjobi said in a statement yesterday in Ado-Ekiti that 15 physically-challenged students will get N60,000 as scholarship, while 198 students offering Master’s in Nigeria will receive N250,000.

    Seventeen overseas Master’s students will also get NN500,000 each, while 160 PhD students (in Nigeria) will receive N750,000.

    The commissioner added that Fayose approved the scholarship and bursary to the qualified students after verification.

  • Bursary: Suspend your planned protest, Lagos urges students

    Bursary: Suspend your planned protest, Lagos urges students

    Lagos State Government has appealed to members of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) and National Union of Lagos State Students (NULASS) to suspend their planned protest against non-payment of bursaries.

    Special Adviser to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Education, Mr Obafela Bank-Olemoh, made the plea yesterday following the seven-day ultimatum given the government to pay the bursaries.

    Bank-Olemoh said the state government had approved the disbursement of bursaries and scholarships to indigent students studying in tertiary institutions across the country before December 31.

    The governor’s aide said plans were already in place to commence the payment, adding that the state government was committed to the welfare of Lagosians, especially students of the state origin.

    “The bursary has been approved by the governor. The Lagos State Scholarship Board has begun the process to ensure that the students are paid before the end of December.

    “There is no excuse for failure, and it is almost undeniable that the bursary and scholarship meant for Lagosians is a right and long overdue for payment.

    “Protests sometimes may not solve the problem; so dialogue is the end product of every agitation.

    “I appeal to the students to suspend the ultimatum and wait for the payment of their bursary on or before December 31,” Bank-Olemoh said in a statement.

    He said that in spite of the challenging economic situation across the country, the governor had continued to invest in a range of initiatives to upgrade the status of institutions.

    According to him, the state government’s commitment to education across the sphere is unparalleled.

    “This administration, over the past two and half years, has been deliberate about increasing the capacity of its institutions, with regard to tertiary education.

    “This is in line with the continued commitment of this administration, under the leadership of Governor Ambode to ensure that Lagos State students continue to thrive and excel in the academic field.

  • Bursary awards for 100 students

    Bursary awards for 100 students

    In fulfilment of one of his campaign promises, the Executive Chairman of Isolo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) Hon. Shamsudeen Abiodun Olaleye has given out bursary awards to 100 students in higher institutions across the country.

    At the award ceremony held at the council’s secretariat on Thursday, the students received the sum of N25, 000 each from the council chief to support their education careers.

    In his address, Hon. Olaleye said his administration is giving serious consideration to education; beginning with pupils at crèche level up to students in institutions of higher learning.

    “Our aim is to touch the lives of many students as possible in their pursuit of education. We have distributed educational materials to pupils in the crèche classes; we have distributed school bags to primary school pupils; we have organised remedial classes for SS2 students preparing for the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) during our first term in office.

    “When we were campaigning for re-election, we promised to give bursary awards to students of tertiary institutions who are residents and indigenous to our LCDA. The money we are giving is to reduce the financial burden on their parents. We expect the students to spend the money on things that would impact positively on their education,” he said.

    Hon. Olaleye added that the award programme would hold quarterly, even as he enjoined those who did not make the list of first batch of the award recipients to exercise patience as many of them who applied for the programme would have the opportunity to be considered for the award.

    The bursary award scheme was first initiated by Hon. Olaleye in 2011 during his first term in office as one of his campaign promises. Over 500 students benefited from the programme.

    Some of the students who spoke to Southwest Report after the programme were excited to have received financial assistance from the council chief, saying that the bursary award will spur them to study hard.

    One of the beneficiaries, Omidokun Monsurat, a 300-level student of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun State, thanked Hon. Olaleye for the gesture.

    “I feel excited that I was among the beneficiaries of the bursary award today. I did not expect that I would be selected for the first batch of the award because the day I came for the screening exercise, there were many applicants. I thank God that I was selected for the first batch,” she said.

    Another beneficiary Adetayo Kafayat, a 400-level student of Education Management at Lagos State University (LASU) thanked the council chief for the financial assistance.

    She described Hon Olaleye as a politician who made promises and fulfilled them. She promised to spend the money judiciously.

    In his reaction, Oshodi Babatunde, a 300-level of Computer Science from Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ekiti- State, said the bursary award came when he needed to buy textbooks and handouts. Babatunde, who said he was surprised when he received a text message for the bursary award, prayed that God should grant Olaleye long life.

    In a related development, council chief inaugurated three committees to assist him in his bid to deliver good governance to the people.

    Among the committees are the bursary award committee headed by Hon. Taiwo Akanimodo; the care for widows and the aged (CAWA) headed by Mr. Olowoniyi Tayo and the Revenue committee headed by Hon. Jubril Yusuf.

    On the bursary committee, Olaleye said: “We inaugurated this committee to work on the grey areas we have identified in the first batch of the bursary award and I believe that those who are appointed into the committee are up to the task.

    “The Care for Widows, Aged and the Physically Challenged committee is saddled with the responsibility of screening beneficiaries for the award. The revenue committee would ensure the internally-revenue of Isolo LCDA is improved.”

    He, therefore, urged members of the committee to use their political experience to improve the internally-generated revenue of Isolo LCDA.

    “I strongly believe that the revenue committee would live up to expectations in terms of delivery and good results. Our internal revenue needs to be improved with the inauguration of this committee,” he added.

  • OSOPADEC pays N230m bursary, others

    The Ondo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (OSOPADEC) yesterday released N230 million as arrears of bursary/scholarship for 2014/2015 academic session for students in Ilaje/Ese-Odo Local Government Area.

    Beneficiaries of the award included 33 Ph.D students, 104 Masters, 19 Law School students, 18 post-graduate diploma in Education (PGDE) and 5,017 undergraduates, totalling 5,237 students.

    OSOPADEC’s Chairman Gbenga Edema said it was the first time bursary and scholarships were awarded to students by the commission without violence.

    He said the award was to celebrate students of the oil producing areas in various higher institutions across the country.

    Edema said: “This is the arrears for 2014/2015 academic session, which the previous administration owed. The present administration of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu decided to pay it to encourage the students in the mandate areas of Ilaje and Ese-Odo.”

  • Ambode okays N380m for bursary, local scholarships

    Ambode okays N380m for bursary, local scholarships

    Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has approved the payment of bursary and scholarship to Lagos State indigenes in tertiary institutions.

    Special Adviser to the Governor on Education Obafela Bank-Olemoh, speaking to reporters yesterday, said the bursary would be for fresh beneficiaries and others.

    He listed the beneficiaries as 2015/2016 set and others receiving second and third payments for 2013/2014 and 2014/2015.

    Stressing the commitment of the government to sustain the scholarship and bursary scheme despite the economic situation, Bank-Olemoh said the governor would ensure that Lagosians were empowered through education to contribute to the local and global economies.

    He said: “The timely release of the awards demonstrates the priority the administration of Governor Ambode accords to education.”

    Giving a breakdown of the payment, the Lagos State Scholarship Board Executive Secretary Mr. Steven Oshinowo, explained that the government will disburse N250, 523, 287.99 to 6,368 beneficiaries as bursary awards.

    He added that N130,166, 386.56 in local scholarships will be disbursed to 573 successful candidates, who took part in the 2015/2016 Local Scholarship Computer-based Screening Test.

    These funds, according to him, will accommodate the backlog of outstanding bursary and scholarship payments, as well as awards for fresh and subsequent beneficiaries.

    The board’s executive secretary urged the beneficiaries to exercise patience as disbursement begins in three weeks.

     

     

    He said beneficiaries would be invited to present relevant documentation.

    Over 689 bursary beneficiaries of 2011/2012 set were paid with 60 students from the School of the Blind and 54 others on sport scholarships.

    In 2015, the government paid N660 million to over 8,567 indigent beneficiaries for bursary, local and foreign scholarships.

     

     

  • Ambode approves N380m for bursary, scholarship payments

    Ambode approves N380m for bursary, scholarship payments

    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.

  • Ize-Iyamu promises scholarship, bursary

    Ize-Iyamu promises scholarship, bursary

    Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has promised to pay bursary as well as give scholarships to Edo students in tertiary institutions.

    This, he said, is to guarantee access to quality and affordable education.

    Pastor Ize-Iyamu spoke at campaign rally at Ekosodin, a satellite community which serves as residence for thousands of students of University of Benin.

    Ize-Iyamu said it was pathetic that the APC government neglected the community in terms of  provision of roads, water supply and electricity despite huge votes recorded from the community.

    He said, “I was one of the beneficiaries of the Bursary scheme introduced by the defunct Bendel state Governor, the late Professor Ambrose Folorunsho Alli as an undergraduate in UNIBEN. The bursary helped our parents to a great extent in offsetting such expenses like books and our feeding”.

    “Under the Simple Agenda of my government if by the grace of God you elect me as governor, I plan to pay all Edo students in higher institutions of learning bursaries. For those who are exceptionally brilliant we will give them scholarships to attain academic heights because they are a pride to our state “.

    “I am proud to be a University of Benin graduate. I also lived for one year in Ekosodin as an undergraduate. The place has always enjoyed a very high population of youths and business people. And as a host community of the University, I believe it deserves more government attention by way of development. What I see here is appalling”.

    He urged eligible voters to take APC money but vote for the PDP.