Sokoto state Approves N331m Sponsorship For 164 Students To Sudan

Sokoto approves N331m
sponsorship for 164 students to
Sudan
on june 07, 2014 at 3:06 pm in
news
Sokoto – The Sokoto State
Government said on Saturday
that it had approved N331.63
million for the sponsorship of
164 medical and engineering
students to Sudan.
This is contained in a statement
signed by the Information Officer
of the State Scholarship Board,
Malam Isa Shuni, in Sokoto.
It listed Khartoum College of
Medical Sciences, Afhad
University for Women, Nahda
International College,
International University of Africa
and National University as the
institutions where the students
would be admitted.
It said that the gesture was to
offer training to selected
students from the state in
selective fields of medical
sciences
According to the statement, the
gesture covers the cost of tuition,
registration, transportation and
other needs of the students.
The statement quoted the
Chairman of the board, Alhaji
Jelani Kalgo, as saying that Gov.
Aliyu Wamakko had since
approved the release of the
funds.
It said that the release of the
funds would facilitate easy take-
off of the programmes in
accordance with the provisions
and guidelines of the respective
institutions’ academic calendars.
“Kalgo was also quoted as saying
that the state government has
also given emphasis to the
sponsorship of female students.
”This will tackle the shortage of
female medical personnel
bedevilling the state’s medical
institutions.
“The benefiting students should
complement the government’s
gesture by dedicating themselves
to their studies and by being
good ambassadors of the state
and Nigeria,” the statement said.
"NAN"