196 Ekiti indigenes in law school to get N150,000 each
The Ekiti State government 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.
The Ekiti Scholarship Board’s secretary, Bukola Faluyi, released a statement on Saturday in Ado-Ekiti that included this information.
Ms Faluyi said, ”The disbursement of the bursary award is in tandem with Governor 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, which is one of the several steps to support his shared prosperity agenda of human capital development.”
According to her, each beneficiary will receive N150,000 on Tuesday, July 23, at the Ministry of Education.
Ms Faluyi said the event would be presided over by Ekiti State Commissioner for Education, Olabimpe Aderiye.
(NAN)
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