Foreign Scholarships: 1st Batch Of Kano State Awardees To Depart In September

The first batch of the beneficiaries of the Kano state students foreign Scholarships are expected to start their academic activities by September this year.

Kano state governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf stated this at the government house on Saturday when he received the Emir of Bichi, Alhaji Nasiru Ado Bayero and members of the emirate council who paid  Sallah homage to the Governor.

In a statement by the spokesperson to the governor, Hisham Habib, the governor said the development is part of efforts geared towards the implementation of the post graduate foreign scholarship policy of his administration.

Governor Yusuf reiterated the commitment of his administration of according the needed priority to the education sector.

“The government is set to reopen the 20 institutes closed by the immediate past administration, schools for Islamic Studies and Technical colleges in the nooks and crannies of the state with a view of providing qualitative education to the youth in the state,” the Governor said.

He thanked the emir while appreciating the role of traditional rulers as the custodians of culture and propagators of peace, stability and progress in the society.

The Emir of Bichi, Alhaji Nasiru Ado Bayero said he visited the government house to pay Sallah homage to the governor and use the opportunity to call for the provision of fertilizer to farmers at a subsidized price and need for tree plantation campaign and drilling of boreholes.

Alhaji Nasiru Ado Bayero also called on the state government to invite more investor for the development of the economy of the state.

He thanked the Governor for appointing the son of the emirate, Dr Abdullahi Baffa Bichi as the Secretary to Kano state government.

Confidence Okwuchi