Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin, has offered N50,000 each to 628 Kano State indigenous students of Bayero University Kano (BUK).

The students, who were from Kano North Senatorial District, which the lawmaker represents, were given N50,000 each to support their education.

Flagging off the scheme at the School of Continuing Education, BUK, yesterday, the Chief of Staff to the Deputy President of the Senate, Prof. Muhammad Ibn Abdullahi, said the scheme was conceived by Barau to support his constituents to pursue their studies in various tertiary institutions in the country.

Special Adviser to Jibrin on Media and Publicity, Ismail Mudashir, said the gesture would be extended to all students from Kano North in all tertiary institutions in the country.

“This scholarship scheme was conceived to empower undergraduates from Kano North. Each of the students will receive N50,000 courtesy of the Deputy President of the Senate.”