Kogi Govt Begins Payment Of Students Bursary Allowance

Kogi State Government has commenced the payment of bursary allowance to students of Kogi State origin across the country.

This was disclosed by the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on New Media, Mr. Odaudu Joel Minister .

The payment will capture students who completed their registration on the bursary portal before the deadline.

The bursary payment is scheduled to be paid in batches as some students have already started receiving credit alert directly into their registered bank account.

DIVISION OF PAYMENT AND AMOUNT

National Diploma (ND); National Certificate of Education (NCE), and School of Nursing and Health Science  students are receiving credit alert of N9,000.

Students undergoing Degree/Higher National Diploma (HND) are receiving credit alert N12,000.

Law/Medicine students are receiving N18,000.

The bursary portal will be reopened for prospective students to register for the 2018/2019 bursary allowance.

Governor Yahaya Bello, while reiterating his focus on education as one of the priorities of his administration, stated that the era of bursary allowance payment to students has gone extinct as it is a drag on the operations of the state’s Scholarship Board.

He urged students to key into the programs of the Scholarship Board in order to take advantage of the huge benefits that are available to them there.

Furthermore, Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello said yesterday that is government is determined to support the education of brilliant student.

The governor provided scholarship to the tune of $93,000 to Ms. Fatima Bombom Sani, the best graduating student at the 2015 Call to Bar examination of the Nigerian Law School.

Bello, who spoke while receiving Ms. Fatima Sani, her relatives, alongside Bar. Natasha Akpoti at the Kogi State Government House lamented a situation where academic excellence has not been given the requisite reward in Nigeria.

“The case of Fatima Sani reminds me of how academic excellence has notbeen adequately rewarded in Nigeria.

“Imagine someone that bagged nine separate awards including “Best Student of the Year and Council of Education Star Award, and nothing was done for her since 2015.”

He applauded Akpoti for taking up the case of Fatima Sani.

It was Bar. Natasha Akpoti who sought the intervention of the Kogi State Governor who was not only surprised but disappointed that Fatima was left unsupported while no information was brought to his office concerning her case.

He charged privileged Nigerians to make more contribution to the education of brilliant students.

“I heard about your exceptional performance at the Nigerian Law School in 2015 and assumed you were recognized and sponsored by the administration of the day.

“It is unacceptable that such brilliance is not celebrated and promoted.

“Nevertheless, I shall grant you a personal scholarship to celebrate your exceptionality and help your career-defining goals.”

Governor Yahaya Bello stated that after some inquiries and validation of Fatima’s credentials, he in his capacity declared a full scholarship for Fatima to study Masters in Finance Law at the Colombian Law School, in the United States of America.

Bello thanked Natasha Akpoti for her humanitarian efforts in bringing Fatima’s issue while urging Fatima to uphold her academic excellence and make Nigeria proud and return home to serve fatherland.

Speaaking, Barr. Akpoti commended Governor Bello for his benevolence and penchant for promoting academic excellence.

“We must celebrate heroes like Fatima in view of motivating young people especially girls towards exceptional educational performances.”

She advised Fatima to go for her studies and come back to contribute her quota to the development of Kogi state and Nigeria.

Akpoti had on April 27, 2018 via her Facebook page, advocated sponsorship to help Fatima further her academic dreams having emerged as the best graduating student at the 2015 Bar exam where she bagged nine separate awards including “Best Student of the Year and Council of Education Star Award.