Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Nigeria, Adnan Ibn Mahmoud Bostaji has announced an annual scholarships to 424 Nigerians into any university in the kingdom.
Ambassador Adnan Bostaji, who spoke today, September 3 at the Free and compulsory education programme in Kano, pronounced: “In this occasion, I have the pleasure to announce that the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia offers Four Hundred and Twenty-Four (424) university scholarship slots to Nigerian students every year, from different states of the federation and in various academic fields, for undergraduate and graduate students.”
The Ambassador commended the Kano State Government’s initiative of re-modelling the traditional Almajiri education system and congratulated it “for this great work.”
He described the conference as necessary and important as it will have a positive impact, not only on the people of Kano State, also on all the people of Nigeria.
“It will help in putting an end to the negative behavior that comes from youth in the society because of lack of education.”
The conference on the Free and Compulsory Education program to the completion of High School, was organized by the state Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.
