Kebbi Releases N309.5m As Scholarship Payment For 86 Students Studying In India, Egypt
Ayuba Sanusi
GOVERNOR Nasir Idris of Kebbi State has released a total of Three Hundred and Nine Million and Five Thousand Naira (N309, 005,000.00 for payment of foreign scholarships to 86 indigenes studying in India and Egypt.
The state Commissioner for Higher Education, Alhaji Isah Abubakar-Tunga, made this known while briefing newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday.
He said, “Governor Nasir Idris, has made payment of foreign scholarship to Kebbi State indigenes studying in India and Egypt to the tune of N228.1 million for 63 students in India and N81.4 million for 23 students in Egypt, thereby giving a total of N309.5 million.”
Abubakar-Tunga added that the remaining 50 foreign students should have their expenses settled within the soonest possible time.
He also recalled that the governor paid local scholarships to all the state students studying in 36 tertiary institutions across the country in February 2024.
“The Ministry of Higher Education remains appreciative to all the praiseworthy efforts of the governor in the higher education sector.
“May Allah continue to guide and give him the strength and wisdom to continue to pilot the affairs of the state forward,” the commissioner prayed.
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