The Kwara State Government has authorized a 100% increase from N5,000 to N10,000 in the bursary allowances given to students of state origin enrolled in tertiary institutions nationwide.
The Minister of Tertiary Education’s press secretary, Mansura Amuda-Kannike, issued a statement on Thursday on behalf of the Commissioner, Dr. Afees Abolore-Alabi.
The statement explained that applying for the bursary is entirely automated and that the portal would be accessible for one week starting on November 4 and ending on November 11, 2022.
“Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Dr Alabi Afees Abolore said in the statement that application for the bursary will open on Friday 4th November and close at 12 midnight on November 11, 2022, through https://scholarship.kw.gov.ng/bursary.”
The statement explained that the rise in bursary allowance comes barely one week after Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq approved free transport services for students returning for their studies following the end of the months-long industrial action by university lecturers.
The free transport served as palliatives to all parents and guardians,” the statement added.
“The Commissioner appreciated the commitment of Governor AbdulRazaq to his campaign promises to all and sundry.
Abolore expressed optimism that the present administration will not rest on its oars to ensure that Kwara indigenes get their share of the dividends of democracy as and when due.
The Commissioner assured that more opportunities would still come for tertiary institution students while urging them to always be good ambassadors of the state in their various institutions of learning across the country