Senator Barau Sponsors Indigent Kano Students For AI, Cybersecurity Courses Abroad

By Abdullahi Yusuf

Senator Barau Jibrin(APC Kano North), is sponsoring hundreds of students to study AI-Robotics Technology, Cybersecurity and Forensic Science in various institutions of higher learning abroad.

Senator Barau Jibrin is also the Deputy President of the Senate.

This is contained in a statement issued by the lawmaker’s Special Adviser on Media Affairs,Ismaila Mudasir on Thursday in Kano.

Mudasir said the gesture was part of Senator Jibrin’s educational development programmes, more especially for children of the downtrodden.

“My foundation, the Barau I Jibrin Foundation (BIJF) has secured admissions for deserving students from the three Senatorial Districts of Kano State to pursue postgraduate programmes abroad.

“The programme is for all the sons and daughters of Kano citizens regardless of party affiliation,” the media adviser quoted the Senator as saying.

He said the Senator’s Foundation had already secured admission for 70 students under the first batch of the programme,and that they would receive their letters of admission this September.

He said that the programme is part of efforts to promote academic excellence and stimulate Nigeria’s technological advancement.

The media aide also explained that the initiative would help in addressing the shortage of experts in those specialised fields.