By Kabir Dankatsina, Birnin Kebbi
Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris has released N2.07 billion to improve the standard of higher institutions of the state.
Commissioner for Higher Education, Isah Abubakar Tunga announced this at a news conference held in Birnin Kebbi, disclosed that N1.750 billion are the funds utilised in the purchased of seven coaster buses presented to Abdullahi Fodio University of Science And Technology, Aliero (AFUSTA), Adamu Augie College of Education ( AACOE) Argungu, Kebbi State College of Nursing Sciences Birnin Kebbi, Kauran Gwandu College of Nursing And Midwifery Sciences Ambursa, Kebbi State College of Health Sciences And Technology Jega, Kebbi State Polytechnic Dakingari and the Kebbi State College of Advance And Legal Studies Yelwa/Yauri.
Another N172.154.817 million payment for the Consolidated Academic Tools Allowances ( CATA) and Consolidated Non- Teaching Tools Allowances ( CONTTA) salary structure for the ASUU, SSANU, NASU and NAAT chapters of the Abdullahi Fodio University of Science And Technology, Aliero .
Similarly, the Commissioner further disclosed that the Governor has approved the inclusion of the CATA/CONTTA salary structure into the monthly subvention of AFUSTA Versity at the annual cost of N2.066 billion in addition to the payment for the Identify Annual Increment Arrears ( IAIA) for the University’s lecturers amounting to N151,517,736.08.
The governor according to the Commissioner has appointed Dr Zayyanu Umar Makerar Gandu as the Provost to the Adamu Augie College of Education, Argungu.
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