The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, CFR, FCNA, has awarded scholarships to 1,000 undergraduates to study various courses at the Federal University Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State.
The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Deputy President of the Senate, Ismail Mudashir, in a statement, said that award letters will be distributed to the beneficiaries in Kano on Saturday, September 20, 2025.
He said that the scholarship scheme is being implemented through the Barau I Jibrin Foundation (BIJF), which is dedicated to fostering academic excellence and providing educational opportunities to deserving students from Kano State.
He said the matriculation ceremony for the beneficiaries selected from Kano State will be held on Monday, September 22, at the Federal University, Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State.
Last year, the Deputy President of the Senate, who is also the First Deputy Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, sponsored 70 students to pursue postgraduate studies in Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Forensic Sciences, among others, abroad.
Similarly, 300 students have been selected to pursue postgraduate studies in six Nigerian universities: Bayero University Kano, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, University of Ibadan, University of Lagos, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, and University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
