By Mercy Gadia Adi
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.
According to a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ismail Mudashir, the award letters will be distributed to beneficiaries in Kano on Saturday, September 20, 2025.
Mudashir explained that the scholarship scheme is being implemented through the Barau I Jibrin Foundation (BIJF), which is dedicated to promoting academic excellence and supporting deserving students from Kano State with opportunities in higher education.
He added that the matriculation ceremony for the beneficiaries will hold on Monday, September 22, at the Federal University, Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State.
Last year, Senator Barau, who also serves as the First Deputy Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, sponsored 70 students abroad to pursue postgraduate studies in cutting-edge fields such as Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, and Forensic Sciences.
In a related effort, 300 students have also been selected under his sponsorship to undertake postgraduate programmes 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.