NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION (NUC) APPROVES NIGER STATE UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION
The National Universities Commission has approved the Niger State University of Education as the 270th university in the country.
The approval letter was formally presented to governor of the state, Mohammed Bago, by the Acting Executive Secretary of the NUC at the Commission’s Head Office in Abuja.
This was disclosed on Thursday, by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Bologi Ibrahim in a statement.According to the statement, Bago expressed gratitude to the NUC for the reactivation and approval of a process that, he said, started over a decade ago. “There is a deficit in Educational facilities hence, my administration is desirous of making Niger State “the Massachusetts of Nigeria. “Funding the University will not be a problem as an Education Trust Fund law is already in place mandating 1% of every State Government contract to go into the Trust Fund,” Bago said.
He appealed to the NUC to expedite the approval of Medicine in the
Ibrahim Babangida University Lapai for the full take-off of Medical
courses in the institution. He also said that he is confident that the
upgrade of the Federal College of Education Kontagora to a
University of Education signed by the Buhari administration will soon
come to fruition. Worried by the volume of graduates without
vocational skills despite the limitless opportunities for white-collar
jobs, the governor stated that his administration will change the
narrative by establishing a hub for vocational training.
The Acting Executive Secretary of NUC, Chris Mayaki, congratulated
the state government for revalidating and completing the process of
establishing the State University of Education. While pledging the full
support of the NUC, Mayaki called on the state government to utilize
the advisory role of the commission for professional and technical
advice needed for sustainable funding and operation of the
University.
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