The
Lagos State Government has released N63, 463,718.12 for payment of
bursary to Lagos State indigenes admitted into the Lagos State
University (LASU) in 2011/2012 academic session to cushion the effect of
the increase in the tuition fee of the institution.
In a statement Signed by the public Officer of the Lagos State scholarship Board, Mr Awobadejo Adesesan Olusegun, the Director/Secretary of the Board, Mrs. Yetunde Jegede, said 1, 085 students would benefit from the amount.
She, however, enjoined all concerned
students from LASU to visit the Board’s website for further information
and required documents before payment can be effected.
In another development, the Lagos State
Scholarship Board is to start documentation exercise in readiness for
2013 subsequent payments for all beneficiaries of Local Scholarship
award.
The
Lagos State Government approved the sum of One Hundred and Sixty
Million, One hundred and Forty Two Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventeen
Naira, Twelve kobo (N160, 142, 717.12k) as Local Scholarship awards to
indigenes of the State in various tertiary institutions across the
federation.
The Board Secretary implores concerned
students to come for their award with original and photocopies of their
documents which include Scholarship award Letter, School Identity Card,
Two passport photographs, Progress report for the respective year duly stamped and signed by the School Authority.