Zulum Agrees To Give Students Scholarship Of N308m Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno has approved the release of 308 million naira to pay sc...
Zulum Agrees To Give Students Scholarship Of N308m
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno has approved the release of 308 million naira to pay scholarships for 14,416 poor students in the state.
The Secretary General of the Borno State Scholarship Board, Malam Bala Isa, disclosed this at a press conference in Maiduguri on Friday.
Payment of the fees will facilitate the payment of school fees for students for the academic year 2021/2022.
The payment of the grant will enable the board to complete the payment of the school fees for the year 2021/2022, where he added, "we will now focus on the school year 2022/2023.
"Gov. Babagana Zulum noted that currently students are continuing to manage their education at a time when parents are facing economic challenges for the needs of students.
"The trust of the payment will help a lot in discharging the responsibility of the students for their education on their parents.
"The governor also asked the students to be courageous and focus on their studies, and to use the support they receive properly for the advancement of education."
Commenting, Ahmad Kyari, the official of the Borno State Union of Students (NUBOSS), praised this decision, describing it as something appropriate.
Kyari guarantees to use the taffin properly.