Kano state government is to spend about 12 million US Dollars to sponsor 500 of its indigenes with First Class and Second class Upper degrees to pursue postgraduate studies abroad, the State Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has revealed.
Speaking during an interactive session with Kano state PDP stakeholders at the Government House, Kano Wednesday, Kwankwaso stated that admission into various tertiary institutions in several countries has been secured for the students, adding that most of them will depart Nigeria by next Saturday.
He also stated that his administration is fine-tuning plans to sponsor about 500 qualified secondary school leavers from the state to study medicine overseas, pointing out that the move was informed by the dearth of medical professionals, particularly medical doctors in public hospitals in Kano.
Governor Kwankwaso told the gathering that the government is working with Nigerien authorities toward building a boarding secondary school in Niger Republic for Kano students to enable them learn French, while the Chinese Embassy in Abuja has been contacted for support toward setting up a Chinese language school in Kano before the end of this year.
The governor, who hinted that the state government is not relenting in its bid to provide education to the common man in the state, said that plans have been concluded to set up crafts and technical schools in all the 44 local government areas of the state. He added that these and other efforts are with a view to ensuring that Kano becomes an active player in the global village.
He disclosed that approval has already been given for the installation of facilities in some places, where structures exist in 16 local government areas for immediate take-off of the technical schools.
Kwankwaso also announced that each of the 44 local governments Community Re-orientation Committees has been given N5million for the renovation of schools in their respective domains, while efforts are being sustained to provide teaching and learning facilities.
He also disclosed that arrangements have been concluded to construct public conveniences in all the 44 local government areas of the state to enhance public hygiene and environmental sanitation, while a selected number of youths will be trained in motorised borehole repairs and maintenance in order to reduce unemployment in the society.
