Sokoto State Governor , Alhaji Aliyu Wamakko has approved the release of over N 339.6 million for the payment of registration fees for two academic sessions for state’s students in tertiary institutions.
This was contained in a? statement signed by the Information and Public Relations Officer , Isa Shuni and made available to LEADERSHIP in Sokoto.? Out of the amount, over N 194.625 million was for the settlement of basic allowances for all the fresh and returning undergraduate students of Usmanu Danfodiyo University , Sokoto for the 2011 / 2012 academic session .
Similarly, over N 145 million was approved by Wamakko for the payment of the 2010/ 2011 arrears of students’ allowances to all the 14,777? students in tertiary institutions .
The statement quoted the chairman of the state scholarship board , Alhaji Abdulkadir Jelani as saying? that , the beneficiaries? at Usmanu Danfodiyo University , Sokoto are 4,325 students .
Kalgo urged the students to hasten the creation of bio-data e-mail accounts with the university in line with its newly introduced policy of online registration .