The Kebbi State Government has announced the release of over N266 million for the payment of tuition fees to 100 foreign students of Kebbi indigenes.
Kebbi State Commissioner for Higher Education, Isah Tunga, disclosed this while addressing a press conference in his office in Birnin Kebbi.
The commissioner, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Alhaji Hussaini Tata, described the efforts of the governor as a significant step towards taking education to greater heights.
“The Kebbi State Government under the able leadership of Governor Nasir Idris, the education promoter has approved and released the payment of tuition fees of N266,964,560 for the 100 students of Kebbi State indigenes studying in various universities in India.
“The Ministry for Higher Education remains indebted to His Excellency, no doubt, the efforts of His Excellency towards promoting academic and moral excellence in the tertiary education sector shall go in the annals of history,” Abdullahi-Tunga noted.
The commissioner said the ministry implored the entire citizens of the state to continue to pray individually and collectively for the continued progress of the present administration in the state.
