Scholarship board screens 10,000 for 2016/17 award

The Kebbi State Scholarship Board has
concluded arrangements to screen 10,000
indigent applicants for 2016/2017 scholarship
award.
Dr. Sahabi Yauri, the Executive Secretary of
the board, told the News Agency of Nigeria
(NAN) in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday.
Yauri said the exercise would commence next
week and will last for one month.
He said it was mandatory for prospective
applicants to present original copies of their
credentials, admission letters and indigene
certificates.
He warned them against the use of proxy to
avoid impersonation and other related
dubious acts.
Yauri commended the state government for
regular payment of tuition and registration
fees of students studying in tertiary
institutions nationwide, and urged them to
reciprocate the gesture.
NAN reports that the government recently
settled backlog of N1billion tuition and
registration fees of its students studying
within and outside the country.