Bayero University Kano Secures Scholarship For 500 Indigent Students

The Vice Chancellor of Bayero University Kano (BUK), Sagir Adamu-Abbas says notable politicians and wealthy individuals have provided funds to assist 500 students by giving them scholarships as a measure to assist them settle their registration fees

This is just as Adamu-Abbas disclosed that the cost of running the university is beyond imagination as they spend over N100 million on running costs monthly.

He said this while speaking with the correspondents’ chapel of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), adding that the university has got funds to assist less privileged students in the university by securing scholarships for 500 students who are finding it difficult to pay.

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He said the scholarship was received from politicians and philanthropists in the state such as Sen.Rufa’i Hanga who sponsored 200 students and A. A Rano sponsored 100 students among others and promised to consult more of his friends to sponsor more students.

He said the University also introduced welfare packages for their staff such as non-interest loans from Microfinance banks payable within six months.

He said that the delegation sent by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf met with the university management and discussed how to assist students with the registration fees.

He said the management of the University will review the deadline for closure for the 2023/2024 academic session.

He then noted that the university considers Journalists as important and relevant to the development of any nation.

He also disclosed that the university equally introduced a kind of job scheme for students, whereby they were engaged to render some services to the university and they were paying N15,000 monthly.

He stated tat at the initial stage when this was introduced over 2,000 students applied, while 120 of them got the offer, promising to jack up the numbers very soon, all these are to assist students who were facing financial constraint

The Chairman Correspondent Chapel, Aminu Garko, commended BUK’s efforts for providing education in Nigeria.

Garko reiterated the chapel’s determination in partnering with the institution in promoting and disseminating news aimed at portraying the good work to attract more people to tap the resources provided by the institution.