Kogi State increases student bursary funding by 150 percent
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Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State, Nigeria, began distributing N646.8 million in bursary allowances to 20,347 verified students attending tertiary institutions across the country.
The governor’s administration reinstated the bursary program, which had not been funded since 2019, and significantly increased the amount each student receives. Undergraduates now receive N30,000, a 150 percent increase from the previous N12,000, while medical students will receive N75,000 each.
The Kogi State Scholarship Board eliminated fees for accessing the bursary application portal and made the process fully online. For the 2024/2025 session, the board already disbursed N256.4 million to undergraduates and N60.3 million to law school students, alongside other scholarships totaling N261 million. The current disbursement will begin with students attending schools within Kogi State, followed by those at over 300 institutions elsewhere in Nigeria, including universities in Abuja, Zaria, Jos, and Kano.
The state also introduced new student engagement programs, such as a campus quiz challenge and a radio quiz show with cash prizes, and provided the Scholarship Board with a new vehicle for campus visits.
