GOVERNOR UBA SANI CLEARS OVER $247,000 IN OUTSTANDING FOREIGN TUITION FEES – In line with his administration’s commitment to human capital development and expanding access to education for indigent students, Governor Uba Sani has cleared all outstanding tuition fees owed to foreign universities by state-sponsored students. In total, he has paid the sum of $247,235.84 (#407,937,750).
The beneficiaries include those who studied Medicine and Nursing and were abandoned and left stranded abroad by the previous administration — unable to graduate, renew visas, or access their academic records. Governor Uba Sani has also cleared the foreign tuition fees of state-sponsored students from 2023 to date.
His Excellency, Governor Uba Sani has also directed the Kaduna State Scholarship and Loans Board to liaise with all foreign universities where Kaduna State students are studying to ascertain the status of their tuition fee payments. This is with a view to settling any payment that may not have been captured in the Master List of the Scholarship Board.
The Governor is determined to put in place a robust process that will end the hardship being experienced in foreign universities by Kaduna State students.
Breakdown of Settled Tuition Fees:
DEBRECEN UNIVERSITY, UK/HUNGARY
OUTSTANDING SCHORLARSHIP PAID USD $51,400.00
OUTSTANDING SCHORLARSHIP PAID NAIRA #84,810,000.00
UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG, DUBAI
OUTSTANDING SCHORLARSHIP PAID NAIRAÂ #22,814,550.00
OUTSTANDING SCHORLARSHIP PAID USDÂ $13,827.08
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HAVANA
OUTSTANDING SCHORLARSHIP PAID NAIRA #270,616,500.00
OUTSTANDING SCHORLARSHIP PAID USD $164,010.00
KIU, IUIU UGANDA
OUTSTANDING SCHORLARSHIP PAID NAIRA #29,696,700.00
OUTSTANDING SCHORLARSHIP PAID USD $17,998.00
Total
In dollars –Â $247,235.84
In Naira – 407,937,750.00
Governor Uba Sani’s swift intervention underscores his administration’s commitment to human capital development and the repositioning and empowerment of youths of Kaduna State, especially the underprivileged ones to play key roles in a fast changing and technologically driven world. His administration remains committed to ensuring that no student is left behind due to financial difficulties.
Signed:
Prof. Yahya Saleh Ibrahim,
Executive Secretary – Kaduna State Scholarship and Loans Board
