State government to increase tertiary institutions scholarships.

 The kaduna government has said that it would review upward
the current scholarship allowance being paid to
higher school students across the country.
Commissioner for Education Science and
Technology Dr Shehu Usman Adamu made this
disclosure when officials of the National
Association of Kaduna State Students (NAKASS),
paid him a visit in Kaduna.
Adamu explained that the current N15, 000 and
N9, 000 being paid to science and arts students
respectively as scholarship, could not meet the
current economic realities in the country.
According to him, the amount is too small to make
any impact on the students, but the upward review
will take into cognisance the current economic
realities for the students to feel the impact.
He added that the current administration would
not relent in its efforts to transform the education
sector for better performance.
“The government is making efforts to change the
landscape of educational development in the state
to properly equip the people with the needed
knowledge to contribute to development.
“The free feeding interventions in primary
schools, the free uniforms project for secondary
schools, the ongoing renovation in all public
schools are all to ensure quality education
delivery.
“Now, government is considering increasing
scholarship stipends to its students in tertiary
institutions across the country so as to carry all
students along,“ he added.