Kaduna scholarship board sponsors 27 graduates to law school, rejects 63 others

Kaduna State Scholarship and Loans Board, says it has offered N18.5 million scholarship to 27 law students from the state out of the 90 candidates that applied.

A statement issued by the Executive Secretary of the board, Hassan Rilwan on Tuesday in Kaduna, said the remaining 63 students failed to meet the criteria for the scholarship award.

According to the statement, the selection was done online “in a rigorous and transparent manner”, including verification of the students at the Nigerian Law School.

‘’The tuition fees of the 27 students was immediately paid directly to the Nigerian Law School account and  each student will be given a laptop and an upkeep allowance was given to them to ensure they have a hitch free session,’’ it added.

The statement said that the cheques for the students’ upkeep allowance was presented on Monday to the students in the presence of the Director General, Nigerian Law School, Prof. Isa Hayatu-Chiroma in Abuja.

Meanwhile, the board said it had also offered scholarship to two students with disabilities to study abroad.

‘’Umar Mu’azu who has been diagnosed with congenital hearing loss would be sponsored to study MSc in Management of Information Systems while Aminu Musa who has been diagnosed with bilateral lower limb abnormalities secondary to Poliomyelitis would be studying BSc in Computer Science with Major in Digital Systems Security,’’ the statement added.

NAN