By Baba Yusuf
Abuja
Few days after 100 girls from Borno state were offered slots for admission into an all-female University in Sudan, Governor Kashim Shettima has sealed partnership with the management of 50-year-old
International University of Africa in Khartoum, Sudan, for admission of another set of 100 indigenes to pursue different degree programmes in medicine, engineering, computer sciences and other humanities.
His spokesman, Isa Gusau, said in a statement yesterday that before leaving Sudan on Sunday after his four-day visit, Governor Shettima met the management of the University in Khartoum, “during which the school finalised 100 slots for students in Borno state under an agreement that a discounted $2, 400 is to be paid on each of the student as annual tuition fee by the Borno state government.”
The statement read in part: “The amount was reduced from $6, 000 per annum, as part of understanding reached between Shettima and the institution.
“Last Thursday, 100 slots were given for admission of 100 Borno women to pursue Degree Programmes at Ahfad University for Women, also in Khartoum, Sudan. The 100 slots were given after a meeting between Governor Shettima and President of the school, Prof. Gasim Badri, when Governor Shettima led a delegation to the school. The Ahfad University, which is a none profit institution had awarded scholarship to 50 women to study different courses, while Governor Shettima secured admissions for another set of 50 women who are to sponsor medicine under the scholarship of Borno state government.
“Following Shettima’s visit, Borno state is expected to soon have 260 students in four Sudanese Universities which will consist of 100 at the International University of Africa, 100 women for (the solely
female) Ahfad University for Women, while 60 women are already approaching 300 levels studying medicine in two private Universities, the National University, which has 21 and Elrazi University with 31 girls; all schools are in Khartoum.”
