Lagos: Sanwo-olu Increases Bursary, Scholarship For Students

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, announced an increment in scholarships and bursaries for students of Lagos State origin in tertiary institutions.

He said his administration would pay N225,000 and N60,000 as scholarships and bursaries to indigene students, as against the existing N200,000 and N50,000 respectively.

The governor also announced scholarships for the less privileged and physically challenged students in public tertiary institutions, noting that the scholarship will not be limited to Lagos indigene alone.

He also announced the appointment of four former Students Union leaders as his Senior Special Assistants.

The appointed SSAs were Eniola Opeyemi, Kayode Samuel, Giwa Moore and Adeola Adewunmi.