By Muhammad Abubakar
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has directed the automatic employment of 84 foreign-trained graduates into the Kano State Civil Service, following his administration’s full settlement of their outstanding fees at Near East University, Northern Cyprus.
The graduates, who had been abandoned mid-study after the previous government withdrew scholarship funding, were recently issued their certificates after the state paid N2.24 billion in arrears to the university.
Addressing the students at the certificate presentation ceremony in Kano, Governor Yusuf said the graduates would be immediately absorbed into public service. “These students have suffered enough. Now, they will be given the opportunity to contribute to the growth of our state,” he said.
Among the beneficiaries are medical doctors, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, computer scientists, and biomedical experts — all of whom earned degrees under immense hardship.
The governor’s action is seen as both a humanitarian and developmental gesture, aimed at harnessing the skills of foreign-trained professionals while restoring faith in government-backed education programs.
Education experts have praised the move, describing it as a practical step toward addressing youth unemployment and reversing the brain drain trend.