The Jigawa Government says it has paid N133 million as
scholarships for 53 students studying in Egypt and Sudan.
The Executive secretary of the state Islamic Education
Bureau, Malam Yakubu Abbas, disclosed this to newsmen on Thursday in Dutse.
Abbas said the students were pursuing degree courses in
various Islamic disciplines in the two countries.
“The money was paid for students ranging from those in level
100 to 400,” Abbas said.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Jigawa
Government award foreign scholarships annually to students who excel in various
National Quranic recitation competitions.
The students are usually sponsored to Al-Azahar University
Cairo, Egypt, Malaysia and African International University Khartoum, Sudan.
They pursue degrees in Sharia Law and other Islamic
disciplines.
Source: NAN
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