Katsina Govt. approves N38.5m scholarship for 77 law students

By HARUNA AHMED, Katsina –

Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda has approved the release of N38.5 million scholarship for 77 students from the state studying at the Nigerian Law School.

The spokesperson of the State Scholarship Board, Mr Salisu Lawal-Kerau, announced this in a statement on Saturday in Katsina.

He said that the money was the maintenance allowance of the 77 law students for the 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 academic session.

According to him, the gesture is to mitigate the effects of the current economic hardship on the students and to encourage them to concentrate on their studies.

He said that the board has concluded arrangement for the disbursement of the money to the law students.