
Fa’iza, who hails from Bakin Zuwo, in Kano Municipal area, scored distinctions (A 1), in all the nine subjects she sat for, at Olumawu College, Wuse 2, Abuja.
Governor Ganduje explained that the scholarship is meant to cover her undergraduate, postgraduate and doctorate degrees, at any university of her choice across the world.
“This gesture is to acknowledge merit and to especially encourage girl-child education in our state”, the governor maintained, pointing out that the state government is making arrangements to ensure that gifted children are given opportunity to fully exploit their potentials.
He enjoined parents to encourage their children to strive for academic and moral distinction to enable them excel in life.
In her remarks, Fa’iza, who thanked the state government for its magnanimity disclosed that she intends to read Medicine, as her ambition is to become a medical doctor.
Already, she has been offered admission by at least seven universities in the United Kingdom and one university in Egypt, to study.
Salihu Tanko Yakasai
DG Media & Communication
Government House Kano.
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