Barau Names 85 Postgraduate Scholarship Beneficiaries at BUK, Admission Letters to Be Presented Today [Full List]

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, has announced 85 beneficiaries of his domestic postgraduate scholarship programme, who will pursue various Master’s degree programmes at Bayero University, Kano (BUK).

The successful applicants were selected by the Barau I. Jibrin Foundation (BIJF), according to an announcement by the senator on his Facebook page on Friday, November 6, 2026.

The scholarship covers specialised postgraduate programmes across several disciplines, including Cybersecurity, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science, Climate Change, Natural Resource Management, Civil Engineering and Solar Energy Technology.

Barau Announces Scholarship Beneficiaries

Barau said the scholarship initiative reflects his commitment to human capital development and expanding access to advanced education in Kano State and Nigeria.

He noted that hundreds of indigent students had benefited from his domestic and international scholarship programmes, emphasising the importance of education, skills acquisition and advanced knowledge in developing a skilled workforce.

The senator congratulated the successful applicants and wished them success as they begin their postgraduate studies.

Admission Letters to Be Presented Today (Nov. 9)

Barau disclosed that he would formally present admission letters to the 85 beneficiaries on Monday (today), November 9, 2026, in Kano.

The presentation will mark the next stage of the scholarship process as the successful applicants prepare to commence their postgraduate studies at Bayero University.

Full List of 85 Barau Jibrin Scholarship Beneficiaries

Below are the names of the successful applicants and their respective postgraduate programmes at Bayero University, Kano.

1. Abba Umar Abdullahi – M.Sc. Environmental Management

2. Abba Yakubu Adam – M.Sc. Natural Resource Management and Climate Change

3. Abdulhalim Auwal Shawish – M.Sc. Geography and Climate Change

4. Abdulkareem Abdulkareem – M.Sc. Information Technology

5. Abdulkarim Usman Muhammad – M.Sc. Natural Resource Management and Climate Change

6. Abdullahi Aminu Adam – M.Sc. Soil Science

7. Abdullahi Musa – M.Sc. Information Technology

8. Abdurrahman Ibrahim Bala – M.Sc. Mathematics

9. Abdurrashid Aliyu Muhd – M.Sc. Applied Geophysics

10. Abdussamad Suleiman – M.Eng. Civil Engineering (Transportation)

11. Abubakar Ahmad Abubakar – M.Sc. Information Technology

12. Abubakar Ahmad Umar – M.Sc. Cybersecurity

13. Abubakar Salisu Isah – M.Sc. Natural Resource Management and Climate Change

14. Adamu Ahmed Habibu – M.Sc. Natural Resource Management and Climate Change

15. Ado Ahmad Abubakar – M.Eng. Civil Engineering (Water Resources and Environmental Engineering)

16. Ado Usaini Garba – M.Sc. Computer Science

17. Ahmad Aliyu Haruna – M.Eng. Civil Engineering (Construction Management)

18. Ahmad Muhammad Isyaku – M.Sc. Cybersecurity

19. Ahmad Muhammad Said – M.Eng. Electrical Engineering (Power and Machines Engineering)

20. Aisha Sani Miko – M.Sc. Environmental Management

21. Alhassan Ubale Rabiu – M.Sc. Natural Resource Management and Climate Change

22. Aliyu Abdullahi Rilwanu – M.Sc. Geophysics

23. Aliyu Aminu Wambai – M.Sc. (Ed) Chemistry

24. Aliyu Hamisu Gwabade – M.Eng. Electrical Engineering (Communication Engineering)

25. Amina Yusuf Tukur – M.Sc. Computer Science

26. Aminu Ibrahim – M.Sc. Information Technology

27. Aminu Isah Ibrahim – M.Sc. Applied Geophysics

28. Auwal Kabiru – M.Sc. Natural Resource Management and Climate Change

29. Auwal Rabiu – M.Sc. Computer Science

30. Bashir Abdullahi Yunusa – M.Sc. Materials and Metallurgical Engineering

31. Bashir Musa Sale – M.Sc. Software Engineering

32. Bashir Sunusi Yau – M.Sc. Cybersecurity

33. Buhari Ahmed Alhassan – M.Sc. Cybersecurity

34. Ghali Ayuba Nuhu – M.Sc. Sustainable Agriculture (Agribusiness and Bioresource Economics)

35. Haris Hassan – M.Sc. Cybersecurity

36. Haruna Abubakar Kabo – M.Sc. Information Technology

37. Hassan Ibrahim Ya’u – M.Sc. Geography and Climate Change

38. Hassan Muhammad Muhammad – M.Sc. Cybersecurity

39. Hussaini Yusuf Abubakar – M.Sc. Natural Resource Management and Climate Change

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40. Ibrahim Muhammad Abdullahi – M.Eng. Civil Engineering (Highway Engineering)

41. Iliyasu Hamidan Salisu – M.Sc. Information Technology

42. Inuwa Yahaya Auwal – M.Sc. Applied Geophysics

43. Isa Alasan Abdullah – M.Sc. Geography and Climate Change

44. Ishaq Ismail Musa – M.Sc. Cybersecurity

45. Kabiru Alhassan Ibrahim – M.Sc. Environmental Management

46. Kamal Muhammad Wada – M.Sc. Cybersecurity

47. Mubarak Abubakar – M.Sc. Applied Geophysics

48. Muhammad Auwal Ahmad – M.Sc. Information Technology

49. Muhammad Haruna Isa – M.Sc. Information Technology

50. Muhammad Muhammad Ishaq – M.Sc. Applied Geophysics

51. Muhammad Siyudi Haruna – M.Sc. Geography and Climate Change

52. Muhammad Sulaiman Zakariyya – M.Sc. Information Technology

53. Muhsin Isah Musa – M.Sc. Cybersecurity

54. Mukhtar Tukur – M.Sc. Natural Resource Management and Climate Change

55. Munir Yusuf Maitama – M.Sc. Environmental Management

56. Musa Abdullah Aliyu – M.Sc. Cybersecurity

57. Musa Rabi’u – M.Sc. Information Technology

58. Musbahu Hassan – M.Sc. Cybersecurity

59. Mustapha Ibrahim Musa – M.Sc. Hydrogeology

60. Mustapha Maisara Wali – M.Sc. Information Technology

61. Najeeb Ibrahim – M.Sc. Solar Energy Technology

62. Najib Aminu Ja’afar – M.Sc. Natural Resource Management and Climate Change

63. Nasiru Abdullahi Lawan – M.Sc. Natural Resource Management and Climate Change

64. Nura Hassan Adam – M.Sc. Physics (Electronics)

65. Nuuman Aliyu Ahmed – M.Sc. Natural Resource Management and Climate Change

66. Rafiu Naziru Muhammad – M.Sc. Geography and Climate Change

67. Salisu Ahmad – M.Sc. Software Engineering

68. Salisu Sani Ibrahim – M.Eng. Civil Engineering (Transportation)

69. Sammani Umar – M.Eng. Civil Engineering (Geotechnical Engineering)

70. Saratu Aminu Adam – M.Sc. Computer Science

71. Shamsu Muhammad Habib – M.Sc. Natural Resource Management and Climate Change

72. Shamsuddeen Adam Jibril – M.Sc. Geography and Climate Change

73. Sulaiman Musa Kutama – M.Sc. Geography and Climate Change

74. Sunusi Sani Sahabi – M.Sc. Cybersecurity

75. Surajo Yusuf Surajo – M.Sc. Software Engineering

76. Tukur Garba Shehu – M.Eng. Civil Engineering (Geotechnical Engineering)

77. Tukur Umar Yusuf – M.Sc. Natural Resource Management and Climate Change

78. Ukasha Sani Idris – M.Sc. Cybersecurity

79. Umar Bashir Masokano – M.Sc. Information Technology

80. Umar Lawan Waziri – M.Sc. Forest Resources Management (Forest Economics and Management)

81. Umar Musa Halliru – M.Sc. Computer Science

82. Usman Yusuf Garko – M.Sc. Applied Geophysics

83. Usman Yusuf Muhammad – M.Sc. Cybersecurity

84. Yakubu Musa Umar – M.Sc. (Ed) Health Education

85. Yusuf Ismail – M.Sc. Cybersecurity