Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has approved fully funded foreign scholarships for ten (10) students living with disabilities in the state to study at Coventry University in the United Kingdom and the University of Wollongong in Dubai, UAE.
₦800 Million Budgeted for Students With Disabilities
- Disclosing this at a three-day orientation workshop for merit- and disability-based scholars in Kaduna, the Executive Secretary of the Kaduna State Scholarship and Loans Board (KSSLB), Hassan Rilwan, confirmed that two of the beneficiaries have already resumed at their foreign universities.
- One of the scholars, who is studying to become a cybersecurity expert, was also presented with a motorized wheelchair by the state government.
- Furthermore, the Kaduna State Government has budgeted ₦800 million in bursary and scholarship support for students living with disabilities across the state.
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