The Kwara State Government has disclosed a plan to reward academic excellence and worthy character among Kwara State students.
This was disclosed in a statement released through the Office of the Special Assistant to the Governor on Students’ Affairs on Wednesday December 7, 2022.
According to the statement, the gesture is aimed at enhancing the efforts of Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq led administration in putting the welfare of Kwara students first and encouraging excellence for growth and societal development.
This is coming few days after the e-payment of students bursary was flagged-off.
In a meeting held between the Special Assistant to the Governor on Students Affairs, Hon Mubarak Salau Bello, and the leadership of the Students Bodies (the National Association of Nigerian Students and the National Association of Kwara State Students) yesterday in Ilorin, the SA Students’ Affairs said that the awards have two major categories.
A) OVERALL BEST STUDENT IN KWARA STATE INSTITUTION
B) BEST STUDENT OF KWARA STATE ORIGIN IN NIGERIA TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS
The SA Students urged the leadership of the students bodies to work with the heads of various institutions in a bid to arrive at the names of the beneficiary students.
“It is expected that the National Association of Nigerian Students will come up with names of 12 students representing each institution in the state while the National Association of Kwara State Students will come up with name 10 students across several institutions in the country,” he said.
He added, “It is imperative to note that the selected students will be subjected to further screening and verification exercise by a soon-to-be-inaugurated screening committee in order for the government to arrive at the best among the presented students who will end up, eligible for the award.”
