By Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the immediate employment of 81 top graduating students of Kashim Ibrahim University (KIU) as lecturers, effective January 1, 2026.
The announcement was made during the university’s maiden combined convocation ceremony, which was attended by high-profile dignitaries, including Vice President Kashim Shettima.
Governor Zulum, who is also the Visitor to the University, stated that the employment offer is a strategic investment in the state’s future.
He said, “I want to inform the gathering that I have approved the recruitment of all the 81 best graduating students of the 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 graduating classes as lecturers of this University.
In addition to their automatic employment, we shall also send them to study their postgraduate programmes both within and outside Nigeria.”
The convocation ceremony was marked by a significant donation from Vice President Shettima’s office, which includes two electric buses for the university.
Other notable attendees included Governors Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State, Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State, and a representative of the Governor of Kebbi State.
The Shehu of Borno, Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai Elkanemi, and prominent philanthropist Alhaji Muhammadu Indimi, whose foundation has supported education in Nigeria, also attended the event. KIU Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Babagana Gutti, expressed gratitude to all contributors to the university’s growth.
