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

Nairavoice · Nov 9, 2026 · 4 min read

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.

Abba Umar Abdullahi – M.Sc. Environmental Management
Abba Yakubu Adam – M.Sc. Natural Resource Management and Climate Change
Abdulhalim Auwal Shawish – M.Sc. Geography and Climate Change
Abdulkareem Abdulkareem – M.Sc. Information Technology
Abdulkarim Usman Muhammad – M.Sc. Natural Resource Management and Climate Change
Abdullahi Aminu Adam – M.Sc. Soil Science
Abdullahi Musa – M.Sc. Information Technology
Abdurrahman Ibrahim Bala – M.Sc. Mathematics
Abdurrashid Aliyu Muhd – M.Sc. Applied Geophysics
Abdussamad Suleiman – M.Eng. Civil Engineering (Transportation)
Abubakar Ahmad Abubakar – M.Sc. Information Technology
Abubakar Ahmad Umar – M.Sc. Cybersecurity
Abubakar Salisu Isah – M.Sc. Natural Resource Management and Climate Change
Adamu Ahmed Habibu – M.Sc. Natural Resource Management and Climate Change
Ado Ahmad Abubakar – M.Eng. Civil Engineering (Water Resources and Environmental Engineering)
Ado Usaini Garba – M.Sc. Computer Science
Ahmad Aliyu Haruna – M.Eng. Civil Engineering (Construction Management)
Ahmad Muhammad Isyaku – M.Sc. Cybersecurity
Ahmad Muhammad Said – M.Eng. Electrical Engineering (Power and Machines Engineering)
Aisha Sani Miko – M.Sc. Environmental Management
Alhassan Ubale Rabiu – M.Sc. Natural Resource Management and Climate Change
Aliyu Abdullahi Rilwanu – M.Sc. Geophysics
Aliyu Aminu Wambai – M.Sc. (Ed) Chemistry
Aliyu Hamisu Gwabade – M.Eng. Electrical Engineering (Communication Engineering)
Amina Yusuf Tukur – M.Sc. Computer Science
Aminu Ibrahim – M.Sc. Information Technology
Aminu Isah Ibrahim – M.Sc. Applied Geophysics
Auwal Kabiru – M.Sc. Natural Resource Management and Climate Change
Auwal Rabiu – M.Sc. Computer Science
Bashir Abdullahi Yunusa – M.Sc. Materials and Metallurgical Engineering
Bashir Musa Sale – M.Sc. Software Engineering
Bashir Sunusi Yau – M.Sc. Cybersecurity
Buhari Ahmed Alhassan – M.Sc. Cybersecurity
Ghali Ayuba Nuhu – M.Sc. Sustainable Agriculture (Agribusiness and Bioresource Economics)
Haris Hassan – M.Sc. Cybersecurity
Haruna Abubakar Kabo – M.Sc. Information Technology
Hassan Ibrahim Ya’u – M.Sc. Geography and Climate Change
Hassan Muhammad Muhammad – M.Sc. Cybersecurity
Hussaini Yusuf Abubakar – M.Sc. Natural Resource Management and Climate Change
Ibrahim Muhammad Abdullahi – M.Eng. Civil Engineering (Highway Engineering)
Iliyasu Hamidan Salisu – M.Sc. Information Technology
Inuwa Yahaya Auwal – M.Sc. Applied Geophysics
Isa Alasan Abdullah – M.Sc. Geography and Climate Change
Ishaq Ismail Musa – M.Sc. Cybersecurity
Kabiru Alhassan Ibrahim – M.Sc. Environmental Management
Kamal Muhammad Wada – M.Sc. Cybersecurity
Mubarak Abubakar – M.Sc. Applied Geophysics
Muhammad Auwal Ahmad – M.Sc. Information Technology
Muhammad Haruna Isa – M.Sc. Information Technology
Muhammad Muhammad Ishaq – M.Sc. Applied Geophysics
Muhammad Siyudi Haruna – M.Sc. Geography and Climate Change
Muhammad Sulaiman Zakariyya – M.Sc. Information Technology
Muhsin Isah Musa – M.Sc. Cybersecurity
Mukhtar Tukur – M.Sc. Natural Resource Management and Climate Change
Munir Yusuf Maitama – M.Sc. Environmental Management
Musa Abdullah Aliyu – M.Sc. Cybersecurity
Musa Rabi’u – M.Sc. Information Technology
Musbahu Hassan – M.Sc. Cybersecurity
Mustapha Ibrahim Musa – M.Sc. Hydrogeology
Mustapha Maisara Wali – M.Sc. Information Technology
Najeeb Ibrahim – M.Sc. Solar Energy Technology
Najib Aminu Ja’afar – M.Sc. Natural Resource Management and Climate Change
Nasiru Abdullahi Lawan – M.Sc. Natural Resource Management and Climate Change
Nura Hassan Adam – M.Sc. Physics (Electronics)
Nuuman Aliyu Ahmed – M.Sc. Natural Resource Management and Climate Change
Rafiu Naziru Muhammad – M.Sc. Geography and Climate Change
Salisu Ahmad – M.Sc. Software Engineering
Salisu Sani Ibrahim – M.Eng. Civil Engineering (Transportation)
Sammani Umar – M.Eng. Civil Engineering (Geotechnical Engineering)
Saratu Aminu Adam – M.Sc. Computer Science
Shamsu Muhammad Habib – M.Sc. Natural Resource Management and Climate Change
Shamsuddeen Adam Jibril – M.Sc. Geography and Climate Change
Sulaiman Musa Kutama – M.Sc. Geography and Climate Change
Sunusi Sani Sahabi – M.Sc. Cybersecurity
Surajo Yusuf Surajo – M.Sc. Software Engineering
Tukur Garba Shehu – M.Eng. Civil Engineering (Geotechnical Engineering)
Tukur Umar Yusuf – M.Sc. Natural Resource Management and Climate Change
Ukasha Sani Idris – M.Sc. Cybersecurity
Umar Bashir Masokano – M.Sc. Information Technology
Umar Lawan Waziri – M.Sc. Forest Resources Management (Forest Economics and Management)
Umar Musa Halliru – M.Sc. Computer Science
Usman Yusuf Garko – M.Sc. Applied Geophysics
Usman Yusuf Muhammad – M.Sc. Cybersecurity
Yakubu Musa Umar – M.Sc. (Ed) Health Education
Yusuf Ismail – M.Sc. Cybersecurity