Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, approved the immediate release of ₦1,649,048,000 to settle outstanding sub-national scholarship obligations and international academic support schemes. The Executive Secretary of the Borno State Scholarships Board, Dr. Bala Isa, announced the financial release during a media briefing in Maiduguri on Tuesday. The comprehensive deployment covers 2024/2025 tertiary grants, tuition fees for medical students at the Federal University of Health Sciences, Azare, and Al-Ansar University, Maiduguri, alongside return airfares for over 170 postgraduate Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics scholars completing degrees in India and Malaysia.
The massive financial intervention, coordinated under the State Ministry of Education, Science, Technology, and Innovation, systematically removes financial barriers for vulnerable households. By targeting specialized disciplines like medicine, leather science, and postgraduate STEM programs, the state government aims to replace critical technical skill deficits caused by long-term regional disruption. Additionally, funding the education of 300 orphans of Counter-Insurgency Volunteers serves as a strategic social protection measure, ensuring sustainable welfare for dependents of frontline state actors.
This deliberate allocation of capital highlights the state executive’s reliance on data-verified educational funding as a catalyst for institutional rebuilding and post-conflict recovery. By establishing transparent, direct-to-institution disbursement pathways through the state scholarship board, the administration ensures fiscal accountability. Over the long term, this human capital development policy strengthens local public health and engineering sectors, laying a professional foundation for sustainable economic transformation across Borno State.
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