EDUCATION: LASG Awards N300m Scholarship To Various Students

LAGOS State Government has awarded a N300m worth of scholarships to students of the School of the Blind, Oshodi; College of Health Technology, Yaba, as well as some athletes to enable them complete their education as part of its policy toward promotion of education in the state.

Speaking at a brief ceremony at his office recently, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Mr. Obafela Bank-Olemoh, stated that the package will be yearly and cuts across various tertiary institutions adding that a board has already been pu in place to ensure its smooth operations.

“One of the key things we want to do this year is to increase access to knowledge and the governor has made it a mandate that as many Lagosians as possible can get knowledge. We want Lagosians to know that the government works for them, so you don’t have to know anybody to have access to our scholarship system. It is something that started since the last administration and the governor has said it will consolidate with improvements and we are also going to expand so that is why we are supporting them.

“The Lagos State Government is working hard to ensure that the youths further their education. They have to take good advantage of it and put in their best in their educational pursuit. It is imperative that their parents should help in keeping their wards in school”, he said.

Responding on behalf of the awardees, the Provost, Lagos State College of Health Technology, Dr. Moyo Kasim, thanked the state government for showing exemplary leadership assuring that the policy would certainly add phenomenal values to the lives of the students.