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Olabode Adaramola
National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved Four faculties and to offer no fewer than about 41 programmes for the take -off of the Niger State University of Education Minna and posthumously named after late Governor Abdulkadir Abdullahi Kure of Niger state.
Making the disclosure on Thursday in Minna was the Chairman of the University’s implementation Committee, Professor Mohammed Kuta Yahaya at a press briefing held at the Multi- Purpose Hall of the University in Minna, adding that the faculties to include: Science Education, Arts and Social Science Education as well as Vocational and Technical Education among others .
Professor Kuta Yahaya,a Professor of Agric-Extension department, at the University of Ibadan stated further that the approval came after resource assessment visit by representatives of the National Universities Commission ( NUC) recently for the proposed academic programmes with a view to assessing the human and material resources available for it’s establishment and the approval for immediate take off of the University’s full time mode on the main campus in Minna
The Chairman further disclosed that the admission process into the new university would be through the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board( JAMB)just as he commended NUC for concluding the processes with the JAMB to effect the approved faculties on its website for the 2023/2024 academic session with candidates requirements like other conventional universities in the country.
Prof. Kuta Yahaya noted that the Niger state Governor, Hon. Mohammed Umaru Bago has proposed a sum of N20 billion in the 2024 budget proposal for the take off and implementation of the institution in the state.
National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved Four faculties and to offer no fewer than about 41 programmes for the take -off of the Niger State University of Education Minna and posthumously named after late Governor Abdulkadir Abdullahi Kure of Niger state.
Making the disclosure on Thursday in Minna was the Chairman of the University’s implementation Committee, Professor Mohammed Kuta Yahaya at a press briefing held at the Multi- Purpose Hall of the University in Minna, adding that the faculties to include: Science Education, Arts and Social Science Education as well as Vocational and Technical Education among others .
Professor Kuta Yahaya,a Professor of Agric-Extension department, at the University of Ibadan stated further that the approval came after resource assessment visit by representatives of the National Universities Commission ( NUC) recently for the proposed academic programmes with a view to assessing the human and material resources available for it’s establishment and the approval for immediate take off of the University’s full time mode on the main campus in Minna
The Chairman further disclosed that the admission process into the new university would be through the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board( JAMB)just as he commended NUC for concluding the processes with the JAMB to effect the approved faculties on its website for the 2023/2024 academic session with candidates requirements like other conventional universities in the country.Prof. Kuta Yahaya noted that the Niger state Governor, Hon. Mohammed Umaru Bago has proposed a sum of N20 billion in the 2024 budget proposal for the take off and implementation of the institution in the state.
He however called on Nigerlites and Nigerians all over the country to apply for admission in to the brand new University .
He further applauded Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago for his exemplary leadership styles, foresight in education, infrastructure and human development in the realization of a New Niger Agenda, stressing that the approval marked the university as the 63rd state university and 217th University systems in Nigeria
