Jigawa Govt Scholarship : 194 students set for Cyprus, India

From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse

194 Jigawa state indigenes were called by the state government for their transfer from Sudan University to Cyprus and India to continue their medical studies.
Speaking to the students and their parents in Dutse Government House, the state Governor Malam Umar Namadi said, since the broke out of civil war in Sudan Republic Jigawa state Government has been following the situation in the country.
He stated that, Jigawa state Government in collaboration with federal government worked tirelessly for the safe evacuation of the state sponsored medical students, and all of them were successfully brought back to Nigeria.
“ How ever since their returned to home, the government has been working day and night to secure another admission for the students in a competent and standard University to continue their studies for achieving our desire goals of getting enough man power to manage our health facilities.
“ Today the state ministry of Higher Education has successfully secured admission for 184 students in Cyprus University and 10 at Indian University, and all necessary arrangements has been completed for their flight to those country on 5th February”.
Speaking at the meeting, the state Commissioner for Higher Education Hon Dr Isa Yusuf Chamo said, the state government has spend N2.6 billion for admission, transport, registration and other required logistics for the 194 students.
He explained that, some of the students will spent two years while some three years to complete their studies, and assured that government will continue to take care of them according to the scholarship program.
“ If you can recall, all of those students were graduates of public schools chosen based on merit to ensure equal opportunity to all children in the state”.
“Since the inception of the present state government under the leadership of Malam Umar Namadi over N4.6 billion was spent on various students scholarship, including SSCE registration.
“The state government has also review the annual students Scholarship to cover at list 50 percent of their registration fee of any public university and other tertiary institutions in Nigeria.”