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Sokoto spends over N2.5b on scholarship
Sokoto state
government says it has so far paid over N2.5 billion as scholarship to
indigenes of the state since May 2015.
Another
N212.9 million is also released for payment of foreign scholarships, the
government said.
Governor
Aminu Tambuwal’s spokesman, Imam Imam
said in a statement N212m was
approved for immediate payment of
entitlements of Sokoto State students studying in Uganda, Sudan and Niger
Republic.
“A breakdown
of the figure shows that the sum of N163,400,000 has been released for payment
of students in Sudan while those in Uganda will get the sum of N26,840,000. For
those in Niger Republic, the sum of N22,676,700 has been released for their
upkeep,” he explained.
He said the
release of the funds was part of government’s continued commitment to provide
quality education for its citizens at home and abroad.
Imam
assured: “For State students of other foreign tertiary institutions, payment is
being worked out by the Government, and disbursement will commence as soon as
issues related with forex acquisition has been sorted out.”
On issue of
settlement of scholarship for students in Nigeria, he revealed that Governor
Tambuwal had approved the establishment of a committee that would verify and
ensure settlement of all issues relating to payment of scholarship to Sokoto
students in various institutions of higher learning across Nigeria.
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