Tuesday, Zamfara Governor Bello Matawalle gave his approval for the deposit of EUR 232,000.00 into Cyprus International University's account to pay the tuition for 91 state-sponsored students enrolled there.
This is stated in a statement made accessible to newsmen on Tuesday in Gusau by the state commissioner of information, Ibrahim Dosara.
Dosara stated that the money would be distributed to the students' various accounts by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
He said that the amount included: “EUR 200,000 as tuition, accommodation and meal fees to be paid out of EUR 297,509.11 initially owed for the 2021-2022 academic year.”
According the commissioner, EUR 23,157.00 would be disbursed as Residence Permit; and EUR 8,843.00 to be disbursed to the 91 students.
“The government, therefore, appealed to the students, parents and the university to exercise more patience, as the matter will soon be resolved and the students will continue their studies with minimum delay.
“The government also called on the media to cross check issues before going to press, to allow this country to progress,” he said.
Dosara said the state government had offered the students scholarships to study Medicine, Engineering, Information Technology and other sciences in various institutions in Cyprus, US, UK, Netherlands, India and Sudan.