The Kano State government has approved the release of N700 million for the payment of school fees for 7,000 indigenes of the state studying at Bayero University Kano (BUK).
This was announced by the Governor Abba Yusuf on his verified Twitter handle on Wednesday.
According to Yusuf, the payment of the school fees of indigenous students at the state’s university is in a bid to cushion the effects of the economic hardship in the country.
The governor said the approval of the N700 million for the payment of Kano students at BUK was granted at the state executive council meeting held on Wednesday, considering the economic hardship in the country.
He said the modalities for the payment would soon be rolled out.
“As part of our efforts to cushion the biting effects of our current economic reality, the Kano State Executive Council under my leadership has today approved the release of the sum of seven hundred million naira to settle tuition fees for 7000 students of Bayero University Kano (BUK).
“Further details of the initiative will be made available in due course,” the governor wrote.
Initially, the State Government, through Dr. Yusuf Kofar Mata, the Commissioner for Higher Education, engaged Bayero University Kano (BUK) over measures to reduce the over 100 percent school fee increase, which is believed to lead to many students dropping out.
In the same vein, the university authorities, as a measure to address the fee increment, which they said was necessary considering its expenditures, instituted a scholarship scheme through funding the university management secured from philanthropists.
