{"id":23545,"date":"2026-08-25T05:57:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T05:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/?p=23545"},"modified":"2026-08-25T06:01:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T06:01:02","slug":"education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/2026\/08\/25\/education\/","title":{"rendered":"Okeowo Announces \u20a630 Million Oke-Edu Bursary Award for 300 Tertiary Students"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThe Executive Chairman of Ifelodun Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Mayor Olufemi Akanbi Okeowo, PhD, has announced the 3rd Edition of the Oke-Edu Bursary Scheme, with \u20a630 million earmarked to support 300 tertiary students from Ifelodun.<\/p>\n

The initiative, which reflects the administration\u2019s continued commitment to education and youth development, is designed to provide financial assistance to eligible students pursuing tertiary education.<\/p>\n

The Oke-Edu Bursary comes with an online registration exercise, and interested and qualified tertiary students from Ifelodun are encouraged to complete the application process through the designated online portal.<\/p>\n

Registration Details<\/p>\n

Registration opens: 9:00 p.m. tonight, Monday, August 24, 2026<\/p>\n

Registration closes: Wednesday, August 26, 2026<\/p>\n

Number of beneficiaries: 300 tertiary students<\/p>\n

Total bursary commitment: \u20a630 million<\/p>\n

Application Portal: https:\/\/forms.gle\/XiM6LfKDxskCbyws6<\/p>\n

The Council urges eligible students to take advantage of this opportunity by completing their registration within the stipulated period.<\/p>\n

The Oke-Edu Bursary Scheme is part of the administration\u2019s broader efforts to promote access to education, ease financial pressures on families and invest in the future of young people across Ifelodun.<\/p>\n

PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE
\nIFELODUN LOCAL COUNCIL DEVELOPMENT AREA, LAGOS STATE
\nMonday, 24th August 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Executive Chairman of Ifelodun Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Mayor Olufemi Akanbi Okeowo, PhD, has announced the 3rd Edition<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23545","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23545","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23545"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23545\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23548,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23545\/revisions\/23548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}