NHEF Scholars Spotlight – Mujaheed Nuhu (NHEF Scholar ’16)

Mujaheed Nuhu (NHEF Scholar ’16) was awarded a scholarship from King Fahd University of Petroleum Minerals to pursue his master’s degree.

Mujaheed Nuhu (NHEF Scholar ’16) earned a scholarship to pursue his master’s degree in Civil Engineering at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Saudi Arabia. He obtained a Bachelor’s of Engineering -Water  Resources and Environmental Engineering – from Ahmadu Bello University. He graduated as the top scholar in his graduating class. During his NHEF  interview, Mujaheed referred to his acceptance into the Scholars Program as a “turning point in my life, a transformative period that helped me overhaul the way I was thinking.”

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