About 60,000 students of Ogun State origin in all tertiary institutions in the country would benefit from the ongoing N50,000 palliative of the state government, tagged Educational Cash Award for Student Help (OgunEduCash).

The Ogun State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu, made this known in a statement on Saturday, March 9, 2024.

OgunEduCash is an intervention programme for students in all public primary and secondary schools, as well as public and private tertiary institutions across Nigeria, to cushion the effects of the current economic challenges on students and their parents in Ogun State.

It was announced in February by Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, as part of the state’s palliative measures. Each student of the state origin is entitled to N50,000 cash from the state government.

Arigbabu, however, said students in public and private tertiary institutions would benefit from the cash award.

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The commissioner noted that the state government is also targeting 10,000 indigent students in public primary and secondary schools in the three senatorial districts to get N10,000 cash.

Meanwhile, some students who spoke to journalists confirmed receiving the N50,000 as they showered encomium on Governor Abiodun for the gesture.

Aminat Asaye, Tomiwa Iteoluwa (HND 2, Mass Communication), Ogunjobi and Olujomehin Ebudola (HND 2, Accountancy) and Rokeeb Ayinla (ND 2, Marketing), all of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, appreciated Abiodun for the gesture, saying the money would go a long way in their educational pursuits as beneficiaries.

Also expressing their gratitude to the governor, Adebayo Farouq and Olatinuke Olajumoke (HND 2, Computer Science), and Liadi Israel (ND 2, Computer Science), of D.S Adegbenro ICT Polytechnic, said cash awards would cater for their projects and support the part payment of their tuition fees.

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