The Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi has sponsored indigent medical students to study overseas following their evacuation from the war-striken Republic of Sudan.
The students, totalling 194 departed Dutse, the state capital on Friday, for Northern Cyprus and India to complete their studies, National Daily Newspaper gathered.
The Executive Secretary of the Jigawa State Scholarship Board, Saidu Magaji explained that out of the 194 benefitting students, 184 were placed at the Near East University Cyprus, while 10 others were admitted into the Integral University, India.
Magaji added that all the students were initially sponsored by the state government to study in Sudan before the civil war broke.
He further explained that out of the 110 female, and 74 male beneficiaries, 192 of them were to study medicine while two others will study Artificial Intelligence, and Pharmacy respectively.
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Magaji also disclosed that the State Government doled out N2.3 billion for the Cyprus university students’ tuition fees, accommodation, living allowance, VAT Resident Permit among others.
Furthermore, National Daily Newspaper gathered that the Executive Secretary further disclosed that N102.1 million was spent on the students going to India.
He added that the benefiting students have signed a mandatory bond to serve the state for two to five years upon completion of their studies.
Magaji said: “At the end of their studies after the NYSC they will come and serve the state for five years.
“If it is a two years programme, they will come and serve the state for two years so that the state will benefit from the skills they have acquired, National Daily Newspaper gathered.