Kwara State Government is to upwardly review student Indigenes bursary award from Five Thousand naira to Ten Thousand naira
State Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Doctor Afees Abolore- Alabi confirmed this while featuring on the 34th Edition Media Parliament organized by Kwara State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ held at Press Centre, Ilorin
Doctor Abolore- Alabi hinted that the beneficiaries of the bursary increment cut across students Indigenes in state, federal and private higher institutions nationwide
He explained that the state government would soon open portal for registration for the students to fast-track onward implementation of new bursary increment
On viability of state institutions, the Commissioner said the the citadel of learnings are virtually autonomous as their financing is prioritized by Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq
Doctor Abolore-Alabi also announced that all state tertiary institutions have been strengthened to actualize the their core mandates of teaching, learning research and Community Development
Earlier, Chairman, Kwara State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists NUJ, Comrade Abdul-lateef Ahmed advocated realistic funding window model for state tertiary institutions to guarantee smooth academic calendar
Comrade Ahmed frowned over poor products being turned out by tertiary institutions in the Country and called for total overhauling of education sector to grow the nation
