The Lagos State Government has moved to reposition its tertiary education sector through international partnerships, digital infrastructure expansion and scholarship support aimed at producing globally competitive graduates. It said it had disbursed over N504 million in bursaries and scholarships to 4,394 beneficiaries.

The Commissioner for Tertiary Education Tolani Sule said this yesterday during the ministerial press briefing commemorating Governor Babajide SanwoOlu’s second term in office.

Sule said the state government had strengthened partnerships with institutions in the United States, the United Kingdom and Malaysia as part of efforts to improve academic standards and global competitiveness in Lagos tertiary institutions.

According to him, the state also expanded digital learning infrastructure and upgraded transport facilities within the institutions to enhance teaching, learning and students’ mobility.

He noted that the Lagos State College of Nursing and the Lagos State College of Health Technology recorded significant improvements in hostel accommodation, ICT infrastructure, entrepreneurship training and healthcare education during the review period.

The commissioner added that the Lagos State Scholarship Board introduced a Special Scholarship for Inclusion aimed at supporting persons with disabilities and other vulnerable residents in the state.