Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced an increment in bursary and grant payments to state indigenes in tertiary institutions.

Sanwo-Olu disclosed this at his one-day parley with student union leaders and stakeholders.

The parley, themed “Students as Strategic Partners in the Governance Process: Challenges and Prospects for Youth Development,” was held at Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, Alausa, Ikeja.

In his remarks, Sanwo-Olu charged the students to be good ambassadors of their schools and focus on being great citizens.

“As your daddy, I must ensure that you go home happy today; going forward, our Lagos State indigenes bursary has been increased to N60,000,” Sanwo-Olu said.

According to him the parley with the student union and stakeholders was vital and pledged that his administration would ensure a conducive learning environment.

”We’ll do all we can to provide a conducive environment for learning by building new additional student accommodation; we will build student arcades in other new institutions and tech hubs like we have in Lagos State University (LASU),” Mr Sanwo-Olu said.

He said the state would provide scholarships for physically challenged students at state-owned institutions.

“Both indigenes and non-indigenes will benefit from this scholarship; also, we have reviewed our scholarship to N250,000.

“We want to relieve parents in the face of the hard economic situation; with our collaborative effort, we will come out stronger,” the governor said.

The bursary was increased from N50,000 to N60,000, while the scholarship increased from N200,000 to N250,000.

Taking to his X page to give more insight into the interactive session, Sanwo-Olu announced the appointment of four former student union leaders as special assistants citing it as part of his commitment to youth development.

“As part of my commitment to youth development, I have also appointed four former Students Union leaders as Senior Special Assistants.

“Constructive engagement with students to get feedback and suggestions so as to enhance infrastructure in public institutions and create a conducive environment for learning and growth is very important.

“It is crucial to build a strong relationship between students, universities, and the government for a sustainable ecosystem and positive development” the statement read in part.