The Governor of Jigawa State, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar has concluded plans to sponsor 100 female students from Jigawa state to study medicine at the AFHAD University for Women Onduruman, Sudan.
This is the second phase in which the state government is sponsoring students from across the state to study medicine abroad after sixty were sponsored to study in China.
An agreement was signed on behalf of Jigawa State by the Commissioner of Education Science and Technology Dr Lawan Yunusa Danzomo while Dr Abdallah Zakariyya signed on behalf of the University.
The Signing Ceremony was performed under the supervision of Governor Muhammad Badaru Abubakar at the government house.
The sole aim of sporting the students to study medicine abroad is to bridge the gap in the health sector and the students upon graduation are expected to work in their locality for a stipulated time.
