Kano approves N115m for upkeep of State’s students abroad

The Kano State Executive Council has approved N115,400,477.6 for the payment of upkeep and other allowances, for three months, in respect of 459 students of the state studying in six countries.
The students are on the state government scholarship pursuing various post graduate and under graduate programmes in universities in China, India, Cyprus, Egypt, Uganda and Sudan.
The state Commissioner for Information, Comrade Muhammad Garba, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the 52nd State weekly Executive Council meeting, held at the Aminu Kano Lodge, Abuja.
Garba stated that the council also consented to release N138 million for the settlement of outstanding school fees in respect of 89 students sponsored by the immediate past administration in the state at Mideast Aviation Academy, Jordan.
Also approved, according to Garba, is N389.3 million for 377 state-sponsored students at Bells University of Technology, Otta, Ogun State for 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 academic sessions.
Garba further stated that N120 million would be released to the Kano State Polytechnic for accreditation and visitation by the National Board of Technical Education.
The exercise will facilitate accreditation of the institution’s 51 courses, which were not certified since 2012.
Other funds approved at the 52nd SEC meeting is N12.9 million for continuation of HIV/AIDS services programme in the state by the Family Health International and N28,025,347 for the establishment of a model fire service station at Muhammadu Abubakar Rimi Market.