Nasarawa Govt commences disbursement of N592m Bursary to 16,000 students

By Abel Daniel, Lafia

The Nasarawa State Government has begun the disbursement of much than N592 cardinal successful bursary allowances to 16,756 indigent students studying successful assorted tertiary institutions crossed the country.

Speaking astatine the inauguration of the disbursement connected Thursday successful Akwanga Local Government Area, Governor Abdullahi Sule said the inaugural underscores his administration’s committedness to investing successful the aboriginal and transforming the acquisition sector.

Sule noted that acquisition remains the apical precedence of his administration, which is wherefore it received 36 percent of the 2025 authorities budget.

He explained that the authorities has restored planetary scholarships and is presently sponsoring 155 students pursuing assorted courses successful antithetic countries. He added that the authorities besides supports nursing students and others successful Nigerian universities to physique manpower for the future.

“We paid the 2025 National Examination Council (NECO) registration for implicit 24,000 secondary students successful nationalist schools to easiness the load connected their parents,” Sule said.

The politician further directed the assistance committee to commence preparations for the 2025/2026 world league allowances.

Earlier, Hajiya Sa’adatu Yahaya, Executive Secretary of the Nasarawa State Scholarship Board, expressed gratitude to the politician for the support.

She explained that 25,000 students applied for the bursary done the online portal, but 17,762 were shortlisted aft screening. Following carnal verification, 2,006 applicants were recovered to nary longer beryllium students and were delisted, bringing the last fig of beneficiaries to 16,756.

“We truthful refunded N122,108 to the authorities authorities for the ineligible students,” she said.

According to her, beneficiaries received betwixt N30,000 and N90,000, depending connected their people of study. She assured that the committee would proceed to uphold transparency and accountability successful enactment with the governor’s directives.

Responding connected behalf of the students, Ovey Abimiku, National President of the Nasarawa State Students Association (NASSA), appreciated the politician for the motion and pledged that the beneficiaries would usage the funds to beforehand their education.

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