Jigawa authorities spends N8.1bn on scholarships in 2025 – Gov. Namadi
The Jigawa State Authorities spent N8.1 billion on scholarships within the 2025 fiscal yr, supporting almost 35,000 college students in Nigeria and overseas.
That is in response to an announcement issued by Hamisu Mohammed Gumel, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Authorities Home, Dutse.
Governor Umar Namadi disclosed the determine on Thursday on the launch of the Danmodi College students Care 2026 Mega Programme, underscoring his administration’s deal with training and human capital growth.
In keeping with the assertion, Governor Namadi mentioned the N8.1 billion allocation lined each home and worldwide scholarships, together with greater than 230 Jigawa college students learning at overseas universities, with a deal with medical and engineering programmes.
He described the Danmodi College students Care Initiative as one of the crucial impactful programmes beneath his administration, designed to empower college students throughout all ranges of training, together with Almajiri pupils in conventional Qur’anic faculties.
The governor reiterated that training stays central to his 12-Level Agenda for Better Jigawa, stressing that authorities insurance policies are structured to advertise inclusivity, dignity and equal alternative, particularly for ladies, individuals with disabilities and out-of-school kids.
The Danmodi College students Care Programme was launched as a part of the state authorities’s broader human growth agenda aimed toward tackling academic entry and youth empowerment challenges in Jigawa.
The programme may even empower 2,500 Almajiri pupils and 287 Qur’anic faculty academics, reinforcing the state’s inclusive training coverage.
The Senior Particular Assistant to the Governor on College students Affairs, Muhammad Salisu Seeker, mentioned the programme has immediately benefited over 250,000 college students inside two and a half years.
He added that it facilitated admissions for greater than 15,000 college students into universities and 40,000 into faculties of training, polytechnics and monotechnics, whereas additionally supporting efforts to cut back faculty dropout by means of the distribution of hundreds of uniforms, faculty baggage and train books.
Jigawa State is projecting even greater spending on scholarships in 2026, with N10 billion earmarked within the proposed funds for college kids’ and lecturers’ scholarship programmes.
Throughout the state’s funds defence earlier than the Home of Meeting Committee on Primary Schooling in Dutse, officers disclosed that the fund will cowl each home and overseas scholarships.
To strengthen its {financial} establishments, the State Govt Council accredited a N1 billion recapitalisation of the state‑owned Financial savings and Loans Restricted to assist it meet Central {Bank} of Nigeria necessities.