The Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Sule revealed that the state government had doubled the monthly stipends paid to facilitators, instructors and external coordinators involved in adult literacy programmes.
According to him, facilitators who previously earned 25,000 monthly now receive 50,000, while stipends for instructors and external coordinators were increased from 30,000 to 60,000 monthly.
He added that payments covering all four quarters of 2025 had already been fully settled following a verification exercise conducted for facilitators, instructors and coordinators.
The commissioner also highlighted efforts by the state to improve adult education through literacy programmes, digital learning integration and assessment exercises targeted at measuring academic progress among adult learners.
Sule disclosed that the government increased bursary awards from 50,000 to 60,000, while scholarship grants rose from 200,000 to 225,000.
“Under the bursary scheme, 3,138 undergraduate students received 60,000 each, bringing the total disbursement to 188.28 million.
“The state also paid 26.77 million to 119 Nigerian Law School students who received 225,000 each under the scholarship programme.
“In addition, three beneficiaries under the One-Day Governor initiative received 225,000 each, amounting to 675,000.
“For postgraduate education, the state awarded 35.55 million to 79 PhD students who received 450,000 each, while 133 Master’s degree students received 350,000 each, amounting to 46.55 million,” Sule said.
The commissioner said the scholarship board also introduced a Special Scholarship for Inclusion targeted at Persons Living With Disabilities, vulnerable groups and economically disadvantaged residents.
According to him, the board has continued to automate its operations to improve transparency and efficiency in scholarship administration.
Sule further disclosed that the state entered into partnerships with private organisations and foundations to expand educational support for outstanding students.
Among the partnerships highlighted was an arrangement with RETECH to reward the top 20 scorers in the Basic Education Certificate Examination annually.