A Kaduna state lawmaker at the federal House of Representatives, Hon Sunday Marshal Katung has disclosed that the Marshal Katung Foundation, will be awarding scholarships to assist indigent students in higher institutions from 10 local government areas of Kaduna State in the first phase.

Katung made the announcement in a press conference in Kaduna over the weekend saying the beneficiaries will be selected from vulnerable students from 10 local government areas (LGAs) comprising of Chikun, Kajuru, Kachia, Zango Kataf, Jaba, Kauru, Kaura, Jemaa, Sanga, and Kagarko, studying in Kaduna State University, College of Education Gidan Waya, Nuhu Bamali Polytechnic, and College of Nursing, Kafanchan.

He added that a dedicated website with a portal for eligible students from the above institutions has been created for the scholarship application, and in the second, phase, it is hoped that students studying in other institutions will be captured accordingly.