Kano, Dec. 5, 2013 (NAN) The Kano State Government says it has sponsored 450 students to study various degree programmes in three private universities in the country.

Gov. Rabi’u Kwankwaso said this when he addressed the beneficiaries at the Government House, Kano, on Thursday.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 250 students would study in Igbinedion University, Edo, while 100 students each would go to Bells University, Otta, and Crescent University in Abeokuta, respectively.

‘’This is an opportunity for you, most of whom are the children of the less-privileged’’, the governor told the students.
He urged them to be good ambassadors of the state in particular and the country in general.

‘’We will monitor your conduct and academic performance at all times because your success is our success.

‘’I will also like to assure our people that our administration will continue to live up to its expectation by investing heavenly towards the expansion, rehabilitation and provision of infrastructure in our educational institutions.

‘’This is necessary in order to create an enabling environment needed by the youth and good people of Kano State to pursue and realise their potentials.’’

Kwankaso said the state government would spend about N1 million on each of the 450 students, annually.

He said the state government would establish a special college for the study of Chinese language in Panshekara, Kumbotso Local Government Area of the state.

Shame on u! Why not government schools? That go a long way to tell us insincererity of our leader and lack of vision. Sum up what u want to pay in these schools it will go a long way to put ur state university in good shape.

It's unfortunate,what about Kano State University? Bayero University nko? Ain't they good enough to train these Kano students?
What criteria was used to choose those schools? Are they the best in Nigeria? I hope it has nothing to do with the governor's relationship with the founders of these schools; Igbinedion,Obasanjo and Bola Ajibola
Instead of training 450 students in private university,why not use the same money to train 4500 in government owned universities?

he said beyaro university are on strike for the last 6 months and with no hope of returning , the state has only one functional state university which only science and technology at wudil so the state governor government is currently building a new university for all courses called North-west university which he hope to complete by september 2014. so this is just temporary measure before the state university is completed and opportunity for sons and daughter of the less privilege to have the same opportunity as the children of the rich are having, it will not motivate student to apply for scholarship to imo state university or kogi state university, because student hear, private university almost 2000 student apply and the state has the chance to choose the best 450 student. and for a student studying outside kano especially in the south he/she will have partial scholarship (tuition fees fully paid by state government ) but i don't why most kano student don't like studying in the south

abbakacici: he said beyaro university are on strike for the last 6 months and with no hope of returning , the state has only one functional state university which only science and technology at wudil so the state governor government is currently building a new university for all courses called North-west university which he hope to complete by september 2014. so this is just temporary measure before the state university is completed and opportunity for sons and daughter of the less privilege to have the same opportunity as the children of the rich are having, it will not motivate student to apply for scholarship to imo state university or kogi state university, because student hear, private university almost 2000 student apply and the state has the chance to choose the best 450 student. and for a student studying outside kano especially in the south he/she will have partial scholarship (tuition fees fully paid by state government ) but i don't why most kano student don't like studying in the south

It is foo.lish for the state govt to sponsor students to private universities because of the ongoing strike action in the public ones.
If the state university offers science courses only,are there not public universities in neighbouring states?

Won't the proposed North West University embark on industrial action one day?

‘’This is an opportunity for
you, most of whom are the
children of the less-
privileged’’, the governor told
the students.

my own concern is most of this students called children of the less priviledged but children of the politicians and 'parapoliticians' that can afford the fees.

tybank:

It is foo.lish for the state govt to sponsor students to private universities because of the ongoing strike action in the public ones.
If the state university offers science courses only,are there not public universities in neighbouring states?

Won't the proposed North West University embark on industrial action one day?

Do you nd other people condeming his move for sending students to private uni condem the move of your south south governon sending students to Asari dokubo university which Is outside nigeria?

If that's is not foo/lish to you,these should not be foo/lish

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