Plateau Disburses N900m Scholarships To Students

 Plateau State Government on Thursday said it disbursed N900 million as scholarship to students in the state in the last four years.

Mr Athanasius Dashe, the Commissioner for Education told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jos said that those to benefit from the scholarship were undergraduates and post graduate students in approved institutions.

He said that those in specialised institutions such as the Nigerian Law School, College of Aviation, Maritime Academy and the French Immersion Programme in Badagry, Lagos would also benefit.

He said that special scholarship had also been given to students with disabilities as part of efforts to encourage them to strive toward excellence in spite of the challenges.

Dashe, who reaffirmed the state government’s commitment to education, said that N3 billion was paid in counterpart funding to facilitate access to funds meant for the development of primary schools.

The commissioner said that more than 400,000 text books had been shared among primary schools in core subjects like English, Mathematics and sciences, while additional 288,420 textbooks and instructional materials had been procured for Junior Secondary Schools. Plateau State Government on Thursday said it disbursed N900 million as scholarship to students in the state in the last four years.

Mr Athanasius Dashe, the Commissioner for Education told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jos said that those to benefit from the scholarship were undergraduates and post graduate students in approved institutions.

He said that those in specialised institutions such as the Nigerian Law School, College of Aviation, Maritime Academy and the French Immersion Programme in Badagry, Lagos would also benefit.

He said that special scholarship had also been given to students with disabilities as part of efforts to encourage them to strive toward excellence in spite of the challenges.

Dashe, who reaffirmed the state government’s commitment to education, said that N3 billion was paid in counterpart funding to facilitate access to funds meant for the development of primary schools.

The commissioner said that more than 400,000 text books had been shared among primary schools in core subjects like English, Mathematics and sciences, while additional 288,420 textbooks and instructional materials had been procured for Junior Secondary Schools.