Kano state Executive Council has approved N115, 400, 477. 6 for the payment of upkeep and other allowances, for three months, in respect of its 459 students studying in six countries.
The students are on the state government scholarship, pursuing various postgraduate and undergraduate programmes in universities in China, India, Cyprus, Egypt, Uganda and Sudan.
The state Commissioner for Information, Muhammad Garba, disclosed this while briefing journalists on the outcome of the 52nd State weekly Executive Council meeting, held at the Aminu Kano Lodge, Abuja, on Thursday.
He said the council also agreed to release N138 million for the settlement of outstanding school fees for 89 students sponsored by the immediate past administration to study at Mideast Aviation Academy, Jordan.
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Also approved, according to Mr. Garba, was N389. 3 million, for 377 state sponsored students at Bells University of Technology Otta, Ogun State for 2014 -2015 and 2015 – 2016 academic sessions.
The Information Commissioner also said N120 million would be released to the Kano 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,” he said.
Other funds approved at the meeting is N12.9 million for continuation of HIV/AIDS services programme in the state by Family Health International and N28, 025, 347 for the establishment of a model fire service station at Muhammadu Abubakar Rimi market in Kano metropolis.
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