The Federal Government has so
far released N3.5 billion for the
take off of the Federal University,
Lokoja, the Minister of Education,
Prof. Rukayyatu Rufa’i, said on
Monday in Lokoja.
Speaking at the first
matriculation ceremony of the
university, Rufai explained that
N1.5 billion was the provision of
facilities at the temporary
campus, while N2 billion would
go
to the development of the
permanent site.
She said the bill legalising the
nine recently established federal
universities would soon be
signed into law by the president.
They are Federal University,
Dutse; Federal University,
Dutsin-Ma, Katsina Stat; Federal
University, Kashere, Gombe State;
Federal University, Lafia; Federal
University,
Lokoj;, Federal University, Ndufu-
Alike-Ikwo, Ebonyi State; Federal
University, Otuoke, Bayelsa State;
Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti
State; and Federal University,
Wukari, Taraba State.
The minister said pproval had
also been given for the physical
master plan of the university,
adding that “no meaningful
development can be achieved
without education.”
She disclosed that 2,391 students
had been matriculated by eight
of the new universities, the News
Agency of Nigeria reports.
Earlier, Kogi Deputy Governor
Yomi Awoniyi said that the state
was ready to take its rightful
place in education with the
ongoing restructuring in the
sector.
He said that the restructuring
programme was occasioned by
years of neglect of the sector
which had led
to the screening and discovery of
ghost teachers and schools.
Awoniyi urged the new
university to complement the
state, saying that government
intended to use the new
institution as a research centre
for the transformation and
development of the state.
In an address of welcome, the
Vice Chancellor, Prof.
Abdulmumuni Rafindadi, said the
institution had zero
tolerance for examination
malpractice, cultism and other
social vices
In a matriculation lecture entitled,
“State of the Education in Nigeria
Today,” Dr. George Kwanashi
noted the flaws in the nation’s
educational system and called for
a change.
He called for policy consistency
and improved facilities, improved
teaching and learning materials
and professionalism as solutions
to the problems.
A total of 443 students in three
faculties were matriculated at the
ceremony.

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Am I supposed to be impressed by this piece?
When the same amount would go a long way to maintain the existing ramshackles called 'schools' all over Nigeria?
THE BLACK MAN IS CURSED I SWEAR!
Twa!

Callotti: Am I supposed to be impressed by this piece?
When the same amount would go a long way to maintain the existing ramshackles called 'schools' all over Nigeria?
THE BLACK MAN IS CURSED I SWEAR!
Twa!

no! BLACK MAN IS SWEARED FOR. U CURSED.
Actually, i dont see anything reasonable in creating more universities when the ones on ground are not well managed. Just like a poverty stricken father and mother procreating as many children as possible like 'eda' rat.
Omo beere, osi beere(many children, many poverty)

....ok