Lagos State Government has appealed to members of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) and National Union of Lagos State Students (NULASS) to suspend their planned protest over non-payment of bursaries.
Mr Obafela Bank-Olemoh, the Special Adviser to Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode on Education, made the plea in Lagos on Tuesday following the seven-day ultimatum given the state government to pay their bursaries.
Bank-Olemoh said that the state government had approved the disbursement of bursaries and scholarships to indigent students studying in tertiary institutions across the country before Dec. 31.
The governor’s aide said plans were already in place to commence the payment, adding that the state government was committed to the welfare of Lagosians, especially students of the state origin.
“The bursary has been…
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