Speaker Abbas approves N5 billion scholarships for 30,000 college students from North-Western Nigeria  

The Speaker of the Home of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen,  on Friday, has accredited the disbursement of N5 billion as scholarships to 30,000 college students from the North-West geopolitical zone, finding out at numerous tertiary establishments.

This was disclosed in an announcement signed by Musa Abdullahi Krishi, Particular Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Speaker, Home of Representatives.

In keeping with the assertion, out of 30,000 beneficiaries, 7,000 have been drawn from Kaduna State, whereas the remainder have been from the six remaining states within the North West.

Particulars of Scholarship by the Speaker  

The disbursement occasion was held on the newly established Federal College of Training, Zaria.

• The disbursement was stated to be facilitated via the Small and Medium Enterprise Growth Company of Nigeria (SMEDAN) in collaboration with Microvis Micro Finance Financial institution.
• In keeping with the assertion, the scholarship ranged from N200,000 to N800,000 relying on the scholars’ programs of research.

“The scholarship is to facilitate the scholars’ tuition charges and the availability of books and stipends.  

“The scholars have been drawn from the seven north-western states of Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto, and Zamfara,” the assertion partly reads.

• The Speaker seized the second to announce the institution of a contemporary orphanage in Zaria.
• Abbas described the disbursement as an bold schooling intervention programme that may contact hundreds of lives throughout the North-West geopolitical zone, noting that it’s consistent with the Renewed Hope Agenda of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration.

“That is an unprecedented initiative in our area’s historical past. These scholarships will profit vivid younger women and men from Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto, and Zamfara states, each nook of the North-West. It is a really grand endeavour, overlaying all seven states of our zone and uniting us within the pursuit of information and progress. 

“What makes this scholarship programme particular isn’t just its scale, however its focus. We’re directing help to college students pursuing programs in crucial fields like Medication, Engineering, Legislation, and Know-how, amongst others. By doing so, we’re investing in Nigeria’s future docs, engineers, legal professionals, and innovators. Our nation urgently wants extra professionals in these fields,” he added.

• Speaker Abbas admonished the scholars to “research onerous and excel” of their chosen fields.

• He added that the scholarship isn’t just free tuition or a stipend however a chance and a accountability positioned on the scholars.

Extra insights  

In his comment, the Kaduna State governor, Senator Uba Sani, represented by the Everlasting Secretary, Ministry of Training, Alhaji Rabiu Yunusa, counseled the Speaker for making life higher for the individuals of Kaduna State.