Borno: 23,894 Students To Enjoy Scholarship As Governor Zulum Approves N578m

Borno: 23,894 Students To Enjoy Scholarship As Governor Zulum Approves N578m

Zainab Tanimu

Kaduna, North – West, Nigeria

The Governor of Borno state, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has approved the sum of N578,682,000 for the payment of scholarship to Borno citizens pursuing PhD, Masters Degree and undergraduate degrees in different tertiary institutions within and outside Borno state. 

Commissioner of Higher Education Prof. Isa Hussaini disclosed this in a meeting with stakeholders on Tuesday in Maiduguri.

The commissioner explained that about 23,776 students schooling in Nigeria and 118 foreign students are already benefitting in the first batch of disbursement. 

Prof. Marte added that the state scholarship board is making sure all payments are made into the beneficiaries bank accounts. 

This, according to the Commissioner is for transparency and accountability. 

Our correspondent reports on Governor Zulum’s instruction, names of students for the first batch have been listed and will be made public through various online and social media platforms including Facebook and Twitter handles of the Governor which enjoy good traffic of followers.