Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin from the APC party representing Kano North, has provided scholarships to 628 students of Bayero University Kano (BUK).
The recipients, hailing from his Kano North Senatorial District, were each awarded N50,000.
In an official statement by the Special Adviser to the Deputy Senate President on Media and Publicity, Ismail Mudashir, it was announced that this initiative would extend to all students from the Kano North Senatorial District studying in tertiary institutions across the country.
The scholarship scheme was inaugurated at the School of Continuing Education, BUK, by Professor Muhammad Ibn Abdullahi, the Chief of Staff to the Deputy Senate President.
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Professor Abdullahi said that the scheme was conceived by the Deputy President of the Senate to support his constituents to pursue their studies in various tertiary institutions in the country.
He said, “This scholarship scheme was conceived to empower undergraduates from Kano North Senatorial District. Each of the students will receive N50,000 courtesy of the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin.
” This gesture is not only for the students of BUK, every student from Kano North that is studying in Nigeria will benefit from this scheme. This is not the first time, he has been doing it. He has given similar support to farmers, and others in the society,”
He urged the beneficiaries to seize the opportunity and put in their best efforts to excel in their academic pursuits.