Sokoto state government has bought JAMB forms worth N44m for 1,000 of its
students seeking admission into various tertiary institutions in the
country.
A statement issued Sunday by Malam Imam Imam, the spokesman of Governor
Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, disclosed that in addition to the payment of the
forms, the state government will take over the four Computer Based
Examination Centres (CBT) under construction by the Federal Government
under the defunct SURE-P intervention programme.
He said the centres, located in Sokoto, Gwadabawa, Wamakko and Tambuwal
LGAs, will have a combined capacity of 1,400 computers and will be put to
use during the 2016 nationwide JAMB examination.
Meanwhile, Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has assured that his
administration will continue to sponsor Sokoto indigenes who seek to
further their studies outside the shores of Nigeria.
The Governor spoke in Kampala, Uganda, weekend at the graduation ceremony
of 236 Sokoto students who bagged various degrees at the Islamic
University, in the Eastern African nation.
He said his administration will continue to support exceptional students
and will continue to make education his number one priority.
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