Delta Begins 2023/2024 Bursary Payments for 32,028 Students
The Delta State Government has announced the initiation of payments for the 2023/2024 Students Special Assistance Scheme (Bursary Award) to qualified students of Delta origin enrolled in higher institutions across Nigeria.
The Executive Secretary of the Delta State Bursary and Scholarship Board, Dr. Godfrey Enita, revealed this in a statement issued in Asaba on Saturday, stating that disbursements would begin on February 3, 2025.
Enita, while expressing appreciation to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori for granting approval, confirmed that 32,028 students would receive the bursary.
He stated: “this is to notify the general public, particularly Students of Delta State origin in tertiary institutions in Nigeria, that the Delta State Bursary and Scholarship Board will commence payment of the 2023/2024 Students Special Assistance Scheme (Bursary Award) on the 3rd of February 2025.”
“This payment is specifically for students of Delta State origin who are enrolled in tertiary institutions across Nigeria and have completed the necessary registration and verification processes for the 2023/2024 Bursary Award.”
“The Delta State Bursary and Scholarship Board wishes to commend His Excellency, the Governor of Delta State Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori for prioritising the welfare of Delta State Students in particular and for upscaling educational development in general and making it a critical component of his M.O.R.E agenda.”
“The Board is therefore urging all the 32,028 eligible beneficiaries to take their studies seriously and be worthy ambassadors of Delta State in their various institutions of learning.”
