The Katsina State Government says it is planning to award foreign scholarships to 40 indigenes of the state to study medicine at a recognised university in Egypt.
Prof. Abdulhamid Ahmed, the state’s Commissioner for Higher, Vocational and Technical Education, revealed this to newsmen in Katsina.
According to him, the decision to award the foreign scholarships was reached at their fifth regular Executive Council meeting, chaired by Gov. Dikko Radda.
Prof. Ahmed said each of the 31 local governments in the state would produce one candidate to enjoy the gesture, while Daura and Funtua will produce two persons each.
“Our dear capital, Katsina, will, however, nominate three persons. All processes to identify qualified candidates would be completed within a month,” he said.
The Commissioner further explained that only candidates who graduated from Katsina public schools would be considered.
“The scholarship programme is aimed at providing more qualified doctors that will later be deployed to various health institutions across the state,” said Prof. Ahmed.
