Nigerian Mathematics Graduate Gets 9.2 Billion Naira Worth of Scholarship for Ph.D. in Ireland
A young Nigerian man, Maniru Ibrahim, from Sokoto state has shown that the country has many great minds. A first-class graduate of mathematics who finished from Usman Danfodiyo University, the man got a scholarship award worth billions in naira for his PhD programme, Daily Star Nigeria reports.
The €20 million (N9,206,407,800) scholarship is funded by the Science Foundation Ireland Centre for Research Training in the Foundation of Data Science.
He will be getting a yearly allowance of €18,500 (N8,515,927.22) for the duration of his four-year programme. The scholarship funds also include travel and accommodation allowances for conferences related to his studies.
In an exclusive interview with the Daily Star Nigeria, the man said that he had his primary, secondary and university education all in Sokoto and was posted to Zamfara to serve. He revealed that he was a while ago shortlisted for a master’s program for theoretical physics in Italy where only three Nigerians were picked.
Ibrahim said that when rejections became much for his PhD, he was dampened. He stated the PhD programme he was given is the first of its kind and he is the only African to ever get it.
His story is surely a source of encouragement to numerous others who have a dream of getting prestigious scholarships to study outside the shores of Nigeria, and Africa. Such dreams to come true indeed.
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