Education

ASUU offers scholarships to indigent BUK students

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has awarded scholarships to two indigent students of Bayero University, Kano (BUK) under its annual ASUU Scholarship Scheme.

This was disclosed in a statement issued by the acting chairperson of ASUU-BUK, Dr Sagir Saleh, on Thursday, December 14, 2023.

Saleh noted that the scholarship was presented to the beneficiaries by him on behalf of the ASUU President, Emmanuel Osodoke, in Kano on Thursday.

He said the aim of the scheme was to support the education of brilliant students who came from a very humble background across all the branches of the union.

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Each of the awardees, who were selected following a meticulous screening, received N200,000.

According to him, the gesture will go a long way in assuaging the financial burden on the students.

The beneficiaries thanked the union for its kind gesture and promised to make judicious use of the money for the purpose intended.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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