From Olanrewaju Lawal Birnin Kebbi
Kebbi State Governor, Dr.Nasir Idris, has approved the release of N27,500,000 for the immediate payment of law school tuition and registration fees for the 38 Kebbi State students of the institution from the state.
This was contained in a statement by the Commissioner for Justice, Dr. Junaidu Bello Marshal and issued to newsmen in Birnin Kebbi yesterday.
the 28 Bar Part II students will receive the sum of N750,000 each, while the Bar Part I students will get the sum of 650,000 each respectively.
‘’His Excellency’s approval became necessary when the management of the Nigerian Law School increased the fees to N476,000 for Bar Part II and N353,000 for Bar Part I,”he said.
The students, through the Hon. Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr Junaidu Bello Marshall, thanked His Excellency for the kind gesture and assured the government of their resolve to be good ambassadors of the state.
They described the gesture of the governor as a fulfillment of his promise to providing quality education for all.
It will be recalled that the last time Kebbi State Government paid for the Nigerian Law School tuition and registration fees for the indigenes of the State was in 2017.