Katsina Votes N3bn For Scholarship In 2026 Budget

Katsina State authorities has projected a full of N3 cardinal for section and overseas assistance programmes successful the 2026 fiscal year, reaffirming its committedness to education, younker improvement and quality superior investment.

The fig was disclosed during the 2026 Pre- Budget Defence Session by the authorities enforcement caput of the Katsina State Scholarship Board, Dr. Aminu Salisu Tsauri, erstwhile helium appeared earlier the Joint Committee connected 2026 Pre- Budget Defence successful the state.

According to the fund details helium presented during the session, ₦1 cardinal has been earmarked for section assistance awards, portion different ₦2 cardinal is allocated for overseas postgraduate sponsorships.

He explained that nether the projected financing arrangement, section governments would money 50 per cent of section scholarships and 70 per cent of overseas assistance sponsorships, portion the authorities authorities volition supply the balance.

The enforcement caput further explained that the caller statement was aimed astatine ensuring shared work betwixt the authorities and section governments successful supporting indigent students some wrong and extracurricular the country.

During the deliberations, the committee scrutinised the superior receipts and expenditure plans, insisting that each fiscal information indispensable beryllium afloat verified earlier submission to the House.

He notedfurther that successful erstwhile supplementary budgets, definite discrepancies were identified successful the records of section authorities contributions, prompting the request for an accommodation successful the existent fiscal proposal.

The league besides reviewed the relation of the Director of Finance and Accounts (DFA) successful ensuring due recordkeeping and fiscal documentation for each scholarship-related transactions.

In summation to the assistance programmes, lawmakers inquired astir the State Government Award of Academic Excellence and the Renovation of the Scholarship Board’s bureau complex, some of which were captured successful the fund but yet to beryllium completed.

The committee chairman, who doubles arsenic the commissioner for fund and economical planning, Malik Anas, emphasised the value of accountability, urging the committee to formally pass with the Ministry of Higher, Technical and Vocational Education connected the details of projected spending, publication ratios, and timelines for implementation.

The ₦3 cardinal assistance proviso is expected to payment thousands of Katsina State students crossed tertiary institutions successful Nigeria and abroad, successful enactment with Governor Dikko Radda’s acquisition betterment docket aimed astatine expanding entree to prime learning opportunities.