The Jigawa State Government has budgeted $65,000 for the transfer of 10 students under its sponsorship from the International University of Africa, Khartoum, Sudan, to the Integral University, India, due to the conflict in Sudan.
This was contained in a statement by the state Commissioner for Information, Youths, Sports and Culture, Alhaji Sagir Musa, in Dutse, the state capital, on Thursday.
Musa said that the money would cover tuition fees, accommodation, application fees, and foreign support services for the students.
He said the approval was made at the State Executive Council meeting on Wednesday.
“The Council has approved a memo presented by Ministry of Higher Education for the payment of tuition fees, accommodation, application fees and foreign students support services in respect of 10 Jigawa transferred students from Sudan’s International University of Africa, Khartoum to Integral University, India at the cost $65, 650.
“Similarly, the council has approved the sum of N53,562, 295.80 only for the payment of 12 months living allowances, visa, air tickets and other logistics for travel arrangements for the students,” Musa said
The state COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus, the Drug Revolving Fund, and the Higher Education Committees of Inquiries into the Activities of the College of Education and Islamic Studies Ringim, the College of Education Gumel, and Jigawa Polytechnic, Dutse, respectively, were among the committees that Governor Umar Namadi constituted, he continued, and they all submitted progress reports to the council.
The commissioner went on to say that following the presentations, the council held discussions and decided unanimously to form a committee in order to produce white papers on each of the findings.
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