The Board of the Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola Scholarship and Bursary Award has shortlisted 5,441 students for the 2025/2026 edition of the education support programme following the completion of its screening exercise.
The shortlist was announced in a statement signed by the Board’s Secretary, Dapo Oke, on Sunday, following the conclusion of the evaluation process involving over 12,000 applications received from students across Ogun State.
According to the Board, 1,735 candidates qualified for the scholarship award, while 3,706 others were selected for the bursary scheme. The bursary beneficiaries comprise 2,026 students from Ogun West Senatorial District, 946 from Ogun Central and 734 from Ogun East.
A further breakdown showed that among the bursary recipients from Ogun West, 308 are from Ado-Odo/Ota, 302 from Imeko-Afon, 500 from Ipokia, 465 from Yewa North and 451 from Yewa South.
For the scholarship category, Ado-Odo/Ota accounted for 425 beneficiaries, followed by Imeko-Afon with 186, Ipokia with 493, Yewa North with 361 and Yewa South with 270, making a total of 1,735 successful candidates.
The Board also disclosed that a number of applications were disqualified after the screening exercise uncovered irregularities, including forged academic records, fake transcripts, unstamped results and fraudulent local government identification certificates.
“However, the Board discovered various irregularities and malpractices among applicants, including applications from sandwich and part-time students as well as candidates from private institutions not covered by the award’s operational regulations,” the statement said.
It added, “A significant number of applicants submitted fake documents, including forged academic records, unverified transcripts and results without institutional stamps. Many candidates had already graduated from their institutions, while some used fake local government identification certificates, leading to their disqualification.”
The Board said successful applicants would be invited to the award ceremony on a date to be announced, adding that further guidelines for the collection of the awards would be communicated in due course.
It also congratulated the shortlisted beneficiaries and commended Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, for sustaining the scholarship and bursary initiative aimed at expanding access to educational support for students across Ogun State.
