By Abbamobi -Eku Onyekachi
Abuja
The Deputy Senate President (DSP) Barau I. Jibrin Foundation (BIJF), established by the Deputy Senate President (DSP) Barau I. Jibrin has released the list of first batch of its 2024 foreign postgraduate scholarships in
artificial intelligence, robotics technology, cybersecurity and forensic science, according to a press release from his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ismail Midashir Thursday.
The first deputy speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, DSP Barau established the foundation to provide humanitarian, educational and empowerment initiatives in the country.
According to the release, the foundation has secured admissions for the deserving students from the three Senatorial Districts of Kano State (Kano Central, Kano North and Kano South Senatorial Districts) to pursue Postgraduate Programmes abroad, adding that the scholarship programme was conceived as part of the DSP’s efforts to promote academic excellence and stimulate the country’s technological advancement.
“The scholarship program is limited to artificial intelligence, robotics technology, cybersecurity and forensic science in line with the DSP’s goal to contribute to addressing the shortage of experts in these specialised fields,” the release said, even as it added that admission letters will be distributed to the beneficiaries on Monday, September 9th, 2024 at the Amani Event Centre, Kano State.
