Oyo state Governor, Seyi Makinde has approved the payment of the sum of Five Hundred and Fifty-Four Million, Nine Hundred and Eighty-Nine Thousand Naira(#554,989,000.00) as 2024/25 bursary allowances for Oyo State Undergraduate students.
The Chairman, Oyo State Scholarship Board, RT. Hon. Atilola Olawale made the disclosure while addressing the stakeholder’s meeting held at the Board’s Conference Room, Ministry of Education, Ibadan.
According to him, the total sum of Two Hundred and Fourteen Million, One Hundred and Thirty-Five Thousand Naira(#214,135,000.00) was approved for the Oyo State Final year Law Students in Public Tertiary Institutions in the Country, while a total sum of Three Hundred and Forty Million, Eight Hundred and Fifty-Four Thousand Naira(#340,854,000.00) was approved for the final year
Undergraduate, HND,
Maritian & Aviation Students of Oyo State.
The Board chairman explained that the screening exercise for Undergraduates and others will commence on Monday 10th to 14th Friday, 2025, while the screening exercise for Law Students will begin on 17th March to 20th, 2025.
He further explained that bursary allowances will soon be extended to the National Certificate Examination (NCE) final-year students of the State.
RT. Hon. Atilola said the bursary allowance is a testament to the Governor Seyi Makinde-led administration to support undergraduate final-year students and law students who are indigenes of the state in tertiary institutions across the country.
He commended the governor for his commitment to educational development in the state through various Bursary allowances.
RT. Hon. Atilola urged students who registered to log into their portal page to confirm if they were shortlisted.
He thereafter urged l shortlisted students to visit the Ministry of Education Oyo state secretariat with the following requirements: Application Form, Local government Identification Certificate, Admission Letter, School I.D Card, and Bank Details, which include Bank SWIFT/SORT code.
In his remark, the Federation of Oyo State Students Union ( FOSSU ) president, Comrade Alarape Ibrahim Ayinla, implored all shortlisted candidates to be available for the screening, which will commence on Monday; he assured all students of a stress-free screening exercise.
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