The Ondo State governor, Hon. Fortunate Aiyedatiwa, has permitted the sum of N350m as fee for the 2025 scholarship and bursary for college students of the State origin in larger establishments throughout the nation.
The fee covers 5 scholarship classes, together with medical college students, Legislation college students and college students with disabilities.
The N350m permitted by the governor for about 12,000 college students was an enchancment on that of final yr, through which a sum of N335m was disbursed to 11,200 college students.
The governor had final yr elevated the annual bursary of the scholars from N10,000 to N20,000, whereas college students with disabilities acquired N75,000 every, and scholarship beneficiaries acquired N100,000 every.
Governor Aiyedatiwa has mentioned that his administration recognises training because the cornerstone of improvement, stressing that it’s the key to unlocking the potential of younger individuals.
The approval for the 2025 scholarship and bursary comes two weeks after the Ondo State Oil Producing Areas Growth Fee (OSOPADEC) commenced fee of the 2023/2024 scholarship and bursary scheme, with 4,837 indigent college students from its mandate areas benefiting.
Governor Aiyedatiwa mentioned: “A lot of our college students face important {financial} challenges in pursuing their educational goals. That’s the reason we’ve got these bursaries and scholarship awards, in addition to {financial} help, to supply assist, alleviate {financial} burdens, and allow our college students to concentrate on their research.
“These awards are a testomony to our dedication to investing in the way forward for our State and our nation. We should be sure that our college students have entry to high quality training and the required assist to excel of their educational pursuits.”
