Gov. el-Rufai Awards Scholarship To 78 First Class Graduates

Gov. Nasiru El-Rufa’I of Kaduna State on Saturday said the state government had approved automatic scholarship for 78 indigenous first class graduates in any university of their choice worldwide.
He made the pronouncement at the 23rd Annual General Meeting of Zazzau Education Development Association (ZEDA) in Zaria.
El-Rufa’i was represented at the occasion by the Commissioner for Education, Dr Shehu Adamu-Danfulani.
“Indigenous First Class graduates will be given automatic scholarship to study in any of the universities worldwide.
“So far, we have identified 78 indigenous first class graduates, who will benefit from this automatic scholarship,” the governor said.
He said that over N10 billion had been earmarked for renovation of 300 schools in the state in the 2016 budget.
El-Rufai expressed concern over the issue of drug abuse among students, saying that the government was doing everything within its powers to address the situation.



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