Education

Kano govt approves N304m for varsity staff allowance

The Kano State Government has approved the payment of N304 million earned allowance for 287 eligible academic staff of Yusuf Maitama Sule University (YMSU) in the state.

The Kano State Commissioner for Information, Muhammad Garba, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the state executive council weekly meeting held at the Africa House, Government House in Kano on Wednesday.

The commissioner said the installment payment of the outstanding total staff allowance would be paid in a monthly trench that takes effect from October 2022.

Garba stated that a breakdown of the amount translates to N297,643,990.17 million for verified staff, while the sum of N6,501,745.74 million was estimated for the settlement of 10 other academic staff whose names were inadvertently omitted during the previous payment exercise.

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He further revealed that the council approved the release of N82.1 million to YMSU for direct furnishing and provision of equipment to the Faculty of Science to enhance and provide more conducive atmosphere for research, teaching, and learning at the university.

He said the approval for the furnishing exercise would be on phase I, wing A faculty building at the main campus of the university, which has a total capacity structure of 56 staff offices and seven lecture halls.

The commissioner added that the council has approved the release of N84.9 million to the Kano State University of Science and Technology, Wudil, for the payment of outstanding Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) and Teaching Practice Allowances for two sessions of 2019/2020 and 2021/2022 to eligible academic staff.

Garba said the amount covered SIWES supervision allowances, transportation, field course, and teaching practice supervision to the staff of the university.

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