The Yobe State Scholarship Board (YSSB) spent about N650 million as scholarships on 9,000 students of tertiary institutions from the state in the last two years.
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The chairman of the board, Alhaji Ibrahim Toshia who made this disclosure said: "In 2013, Yobe State Government paid N86.4 million as scholarship funding to 3,253 students within the country and N235.4 million to 89 students abroad out of which 12 were medical students.
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"This year, government paid N153 million to 5,446 students in various institutions across the country. It also paid N53.6 million to 17 students in tertiary institutions in Europe, Asia and African countries out of which six are doctorate degree students," he explained further.
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Toshia said that most of the overseas students were studying engineering, medicine, aero-space engineering, environmental management and other sciences.
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He said the state government was committed to the payment of the scholarship allowances to ensure that beneficiaries were encouraged to do well in their studies and urged the students to be committed to their studies to justify government's investment in their educational pursuit.