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Kebbi State to Sponsor Over 300 Students on Foreign Scholarships

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Franklin Duru

Admissions & Curriculum Analyst

February 23, 2021

The Kebbi State Commissioner for Higher Education, Prof. Mukhtar Bunza, has announced that the state government has finalized arrangements to sponsor over 300 Kebbi State students on foreign scholarships to India, Turkey, and Cyprus to study Medicine, Health Sciences, Paramedics, and Engineering.

Kebbi govt set to sponsor over 300 students on foreign scholarships

Upgrades Across Kebbi State Tertiary Institutions

Speaking through the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Hajiya Halima Dikko, during the inauguration of the new executives of the National Union of Kebbi State Students (NUKESS), the Commissioner also highlighted major local higher education milestones:

  • The Kebbi State School of Nursing and Midwifery and the School of Health Technology have been upgraded to the collegiate system and empowered by law to award Higher National Diploma (HND) certificates.
  • Adamu Augie College of Education, Argungu, has been approved to commence undergraduate degree programmes alongside its NCE courses.
  • Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero (KSUSTA), has received NUC approval to commence a B.Sc. Nursing and Midwifery degree programme.
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Aisha Danjuma

Feb 23, 2021

Has KSUSTA Aliero started admitting students into the new B.Sc. Nursing programme through JAMB?

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Mentra Admissions Desk

Feb 23, 2021

Yes, Aisha! Following the NUC approval, B.Sc. Nursing Science is now available at KSUSTA Aliero for UTME and Direct Entry candidates.

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