The Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has announced N20,000 stipend for schoolgirls in the state to encourage them to attend school.
The governor, who made the announcement on Sunday in his Independence Day speech at the Sani Abacha Stadium, Kofar Mata, Kano, said over 45,000 schoolgirls would benefit from the pilot scheme.
Yusuf also announced that his administration would establish more primary and secondary schools across the 44 local government areas of the state “in our quest to mop up all out-of-school children roaming our streets.”
The governor said his administration would also be sponsoring 1001 first-class graduates to study for Master’s degrees at universities abroad.
He restated the commitment and determination of his administration to tackle the challenges of unemployment, poverty, and youth restiveness bedeviling the country.
