KATSINA — Katsina State Governor Dikko Umaru Radda has rewarded three outstanding medical graduates of Bayero University Kano (BUK) with a total of N7 million in cash, laptops and sponsorship for postgraduate studies. Dr Ismail Abubakar Muhammad, who emerged as the overall best graduating student and also topped Biochemistry and Medicine and Surgery, received N3 million, a laptop and sponsorship for postgraduate training in Nuclear Medicine. Dr Abba Bashir, the best student in Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology and second overall, received N2 million, a laptop and the same postgraduate sponsorship. Dr Fatima Tukur Sada, the best student in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, was also given N2 million, a laptop and sponsorship. The presentation took place at Government House, Katsina. Radda described the gesture as part of his administration's human capital development agenda, which aims to encourage excellence among young people from the state. He pledged that the government would continue to support students who distinguish themselves academically, particularly in critical fields such as medicine.