Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi state has approved the release of N895 million for the payment of registration fees for 27,039 indigenes of the state who are students at tertiary institutions in the country.
The Permanent Secretary , Ministry of Higher Education, Alhaji Abdulmumin Abdullahi, disclosed this while talking to journalists including Team@orientactualmags.com in Birnin Kebbi on Friday.
‘His Excellency, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu has approved the sum of N895 million being payment of registration fees for 27,039 Kebbi state indigenes studying in tertiary institutions in the country, it is for the 2021/2022 session’ he said.
Abdullahi recalled that the governor had on July 2, 2022 also approved the sum of N907 million for the payment of 2019/2020 session registration fees for the students.
‘So also on September 22, 2022, the governor graciously approved the sum of $349,150 US dollars to cover second year tuition, accommodation, feeding and modest pocket money for 116 state- sponsored students studying at three notable universities in India.
This is in addition to N4.605 million to cater for logistics and transportation of sponsored students transferred from Global University in India.
Additionally, on November 17, 2022, the governor also granted an approval of N120.1 million to cover change of institution for Kebbi state- sponsored MBBS students from Sudan to Egypt’ he submitted.
Abdullahi enjoined the beneficiaries to reciprocate this kind gesture by facing their studies and attaching seriousness to it so as to become useful members of the society.
‘We pray Almighty Allah to continue to guide, guard and protect the governor throughout his reign in office and in all his future endeavours’ the Permanent Secretary said- Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980. Thank you
