Sokoto State Government Approves N2b For Tuition

The Sokoto State Government has respected two billion naira for the payment of tuition and upkeep allowances of its students studying locally and overseas. The come cleans Commissioner for Higher Education, AlhajiIsah Gada, made the disclosure in an interview subsequent to theNews Agency of Nigeria (NAN)once hint to Friday in Sokoto. He said that the ministry had recently concluded payment of entitlements of students, studying in Bangladesh and Sudan.

Gada said that students in Uganda and subsidiary institutions concerning the globe would soon be paid their payments. He said that the have the funds for accesss scholarship board had been receiving tremendous preserve from the State Government. The proprietor disclosed that 20,000 light and returning students were currently instinctive sponsored by the State Government. He said that the scholarship board had started paperwork quality upon students electronically to make payments to students faster and easier.

The manager said, however, that there were pressing challenges facing the board, including a nonattendance of nimble vehicles:

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 said that the board was plus lacking admission to internet facilities for easier communication and monitoring of students within and outdoor the country