FG to sponsor 100 first class graduates abroad

Kano—MINISTER of Education, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau,
has said the Federal Government is set to sponsor 100 first
class graduates for further studies abroad.
He spoke on Sunday in Kano during a media interaction and
an awards ceremony.
Shekarau said the100 first class materials would be
sponsored under the Special Presidential Scholarship
Programme.
According to him, President Goodluck Jonathan has
instructed the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) to
select the best graduates and secure admissions for them
to study up to doctorate level in universities abroad.
“President Jonathan instructed that best students should be
screened all over the country irrespective of their locations
for scholarships outside the country,” he said.
Shekarau said the first batch had been screened and would
soon leave the country to study in the best 25 universities in
the world.
The minister said as part of the government’s effort to
provide Nigerians qualitative education some university
lecturers had been sponsored for various training locally
and abroad.
“The lecturers will study both within and outside Nigeria
under the Tertiary Educational Trust Fund (TETFund).
Source: Vanguard