The online pre-qualification registration for the Kogi State students' bursary award had started on 13 April but was officially unveiled today, 15 April and is to close on 30 April.
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The Kogi Scholarship Board has officially unveiled an online portal for Bursary Award registration for its students in tertiary institutions across the country. While demonstrating the online application process, Mr Joseph-Raji, assured the people that the registration remained free, seamless and transparent, adding that thousands of students had already applied.
He, therefore, urged the students to take advantage of the online pre-qualification process to get themselves registered.In his remarks, the state’s Commissioner for Education, Wemi Jones, said the reintroduction of the bursary award was part of the governor’s commitment to support students in achieving their dreams.
“In Kogi, we have planned very well and we are funding education adequately in order to drive poverty out of our state,” he said.Also speaking, the Special Adviser to the governor on Youth and Students’ Matters, Oladele John-Nihi, commended the board for the innovation and for ensuring a transparent process.Mr John-Nihi urged the students to take advantage of the rare opportunity and ensure they enrolled massively within the time frame.
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