307 students were sponsored abroad to study Medicine, Engineering, ICT and Islamic studies
The Jigawa State Government spent N2.5 billion on different scholarship programmes for its students from 2007 to date, Prof. Haruna Wakili, the Commissioner for Education, has said.
Wakili, who was speaking during the inauguration of the new site of Dutse Model International School on Sunday, revealed that about 307 students were granted scholarship by the state between 2011 and 2012.
He added that the beneficiaries were sponsored abroad to study Medicine, Engineering, ICT and Islamic studies.
He said the government’s spending on students studying in the country had increased from N43 .5 million in 2007 to N734 .5 million in 2011.
The commissioner said tertiary institutions also received a boost as government recently earmarked N1.1 billion for the establishment of College of Remedial Studies in Kafin-Hausa.
He said the institution would take off in September, adding that the government budget on education had increased from seven per cent in 2007 to 29.1 per cent in 2012.
