Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State has approved the payment of N29,400,000 as bursary awards to 196 indigenes at the Nigeria Law School (Bar 1) for the 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 academic sessions.
Ekiti News reports that this is contained in a statement signed by Mrs Bukola Faluyi, Secretary, Ekiti Scholarship Board, on Saturday in Ado-Ekiti.
Faluyi stated that the disbursement of the bursary award aligns with the Ekiti State Government’s goal to promote academic excellence among students from the State.
He said, “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.”
According to the statement, each beneficiary will receive N150,000 on Tuesday, July 23, at the Conference Hall of the Ministry of Education.
Faluyi added that the flag-off of the payment would be presided over by Dr. Olabimpe Aderiye, the Ekiti State Commissioner for Education, and that the recipients of the bursary award are expected to be seated by 9:30 a.m.