Senator Mohammed Tahir Monguno, Chief Whip of the 10th Senate, has said that Borno State can only rise above the scars of insurgency through education and opportunity.
Monguno made this known in Maiduguri during the launch of the M.T. Monguno Foreign Scholarship Scheme, where 11 graduates from Borno North were awarded full scholarships to pursue master’s degree programmes in India. The senator described the initiative as the first legislature-facilitated international scholarship package in the history of the state.
“This initiative is a deliberate effort to empower our brightest youths with the tools to compete globally and return home to rebuild our communities,” he said.
According to the senator, the scholarship programme is worth hundreds of millions of naira and will cover tuition fees, accommodation, living expenses, laptops, academic materials, visa processing, and travel costs. Each of the selected candidates holds at least a second-class upper degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics. They were chosen after passing an aptitude test conducted by an independent committee.
The two-year programme will consist of one year of coursework and another dedicated to research. Monguno explained that the intervention aligns with the Borno State governor’s education-driven recovery agenda aimed at rebuilding communities affected by insecurity.
He further pledged to sustain the foreign scholarship scheme annually, describing it as a major investment in human capital development that would bring long-term benefits to Borno State and Nigeria as a whole.
