Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, has awarded the overall best-graduating student of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Sherif Abdullahi, a fully funded trip to Saudi Arabia for the 2026 Hajj exercise.
Aliyu made the announcement on Saturday during the institution’s 42nd convocation ceremony, held at its main campus.
The governor, an alumnus of UDUS, said the gesture was in recognition of Abdullahi’s academic excellence. The graduate of Microbiology finished with a 4.92 Cumulative Grade Point Average, which the governor described as “one of the highest.
“This university has profoundly impacted lives both within Nigeria and beyond Africa.
“Its contributions to national and international development cannot be overestimated, and today’s graduates should be proud to be part of that legacy,” Aliyu said.
He also highlighted his administration’s investments in education, including settling N1.845 billion in accumulated tuition fees for Sokoto medical students at home and abroad, appointing four UDUS professors to head key education sectors in the state, and renovating primary, secondary, and tertiary schools.
Vice Chancellor of UDUS, Bashir Garba, praised the Federal Government’s reforms in the education sector.
