Kano Approves N115m Scholarship Fund

Kano State Executive Council has approved the payments of the sum of N115, 400, 477.06 for the upkeep and other allowances of the indigenous 459 students continuing their education programme oversees.

The students are on the state government scholarship pursuing various Post Graduate Programmes in universities in China, India, Cyprus, Egypt, Uganda and Sudan.

The state Commissioner for Information, Comrade Muhammad Garba, added that they have also approved the release of N138 million for the settlement of outstanding school fees in respect of 89 students sponsored by the immediate past administration in the state, at Mideast Aviation Academy, Jordan.

According to him, the sum of N389. 3 million for 377 state sponsored students at Bells University of Technology Otta, Ogun state for 2014 -2015 and 2015 – 2016 academic sessions was also approved.

Garba further stated that N120 million would be released to the Kano Polytechnic for accreditation and visitation by the National Board for Technical Education.