The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin,has awarded scholarships to 1,000 undergraduates from Kano State to pursue various courses at the Federal University Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State.
According to a statement issued in Abuja by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ismail Mudashir, the award letters will be distributed to the beneficiaries in Kano on Saturday, September 20, 2025.
Mudashir explained that the initiative is being executed through the Barau I. Jibrin Foundation (BIJF), a scheme designed to promote academic excellence and expand educational opportunities for youths in Kano.
He added that the matriculation ceremony for the beneficiaries will hold on Monday, September 22, 2025, at the Federal University, Dutsin-Ma.
The scholarship programme builds on Senator Barau’s earlier interventions in education. Last year, the Deputy Senate President, who also serves as the First Deputy Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, sponsored 70 students abroad for postgraduate studies in emerging fields such as Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Forensic Sciences.
In addition, 300 students have been selected for postgraduate studies within Nigeria in six leading universities—Bayero University Kano, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, University of Ibadan, University of Lagos, Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, and University of Nigeria Nsukka.
The latest gesture, observers noted, underscored Senator Barau’s commitment to human capital development and empowerment through education.
