N2bn has been approved by the Sokoto State Government for the payment of tuition and upkeep allowances of its students studying locally and overseas.
This was made known to Elombah.com by the state’s Commissioner for Higher Education, Alhaji Isah Gada, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Sokoto.
Alhaji Isah Gada, said that his ministry had concluded payment of entitlements of students, studying in Bangladesh and Sudan.
He also said that students in Uganda and other countries of the world would soon be paid their payments.
Continuing, the state’s scholarship board had been receiving tremendous support from the State Government. He also made known that 20,000 fresh and returning students were currently being sponsored by the State Government.
He also complained of lack of certain amenities within his ministry,
“There is a lack of vehicles required for effective running of the board and monitoring of our students in various institutions of higher learning across the country.’’ He concluded.
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