Kano State has approved the payment of N304 million as allowances to 287 eligible academic staff of the state-owned Yusuf Maitama Sule University (YMSU).

This is contained in a statement issued in Kano on Friday by the Commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba. He stated that the approval was given at the state’s Executive Council weekly meeting, Muhammad added that the installment payment of the outstanding total staff allowances would be paid monthly with effect from October.

“The breakdown of the amount translates to N297 million for verified staff, while N6.5 million is estimated for settlement of 10 other academic staff.