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RSITIE VE S C NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION NI O U M L M A I S N S O I I O T N A N T E HO IC UG ERV HT AND S MONDAA PUBLICATION OF THE OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY Y www.nuc.edu.ng Bulletin th 0795-3089 26 August, 2019 Vol. 14 No. 34 Buhari Commissions ABU Business School —— FG Spends N1.3trn on Education in 4 years he Federal Government Speaking while commissioning key areas of the economy. invested about N1.3 the multi-billion Naira Ahmadu Ttrillion so far towards the Bello University Business School “By this exercise, we are building development of the country’s built by the Central Bank of on the vision of the founder of this President Buhari Commissioning the Business School education sector in the past four N i g e r i a , t h e p r e s i d e n t great institution, the late and great years excluding funds spent on commended CBN for the gesture. Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Sardauna of overhead and personnel costs, Sokoto, who, as Premier of President Muhammadu Buhari President Buhari also thanked the Northern Region, established this said in Zaria last Thursday. apex bank for supporting the institution almost six decades ago. federal government’s investments It is on record that this University in the education sector and other in this edition Osinbajo Commissions Solar Hybrid Convert National Hospital To Project at Alex Ekwueme Varsity Medical University Pg. 7 Pg. 4 ——MDCAN Urges FG EDITORIAL BOARD: Ibrahim Usman Yakasai (Chairman), Mal. Haruna Lawal Ajo (Editor), Ogbonnaya Okoronkwo, Mrs. Franca Chukwuonwo, Miss Bunshak T.S, Francis Azu, Udey Felix, Aja-Nwachukwu Samuel, Sadiq Abubakar Enquiries: [email protected] 26th August, 2019 Vol. 14 No. 34 has made giant contributions remain committed to providing Emefiele also said the bank’s towards the development of our funding and infrastructural analysis of the factors responsible nation and we remain grateful to support to the education sector, for the growth of successful the founder of this vision”, President Buhari said. He expressed concern over the state of facilities in Nigerian universities due to long years of perennial funding challenges and promised, therefore, that his administration would continue to place premium on education at all levels. The President assured that government would not rest until it delivered on its commitments on quality education, including investing more resources in the President Buhari unveiling the plaque to commission the Business School sector and providing a conducive saying the bank’s involvement in e c o n o m i e s i n d i c a t e d t h a t learning environment in the the sector was based on the investment in education sector academia. conviction that an educated could play a prominent role in “It is no longer a secret that the state of facilities in our u n i v e r s i t i e s a n d o t h e r institutions of higher learning has not kept pace with the requirements of the eve-growing population of students and other stakeholders or with modern methods of learning. “This has largely been due to the perennial funding challenges over the years. We are committed and determined to continue to fund our vital institutions, even in the face of limited financial President Buhari admiring the inside of the Business School resources”, he said. workforce had a critical role to driving innovation and growth in I n h i s s p e e c h , t h e C B N play in the advancement of the d e v e l o p e d a n d e m e r g i n g G o v e r n o r , M r . G o d w i n Nigerian economy. economies. Emefiele, said the bank would Page 2 A Publication of The Office of The Executive Secretary 26th August, 2019 Vol. 14 No. 34 Giving an overview on the newly School was uniquely established Management in addition to hosting commissioned ABU Business as a faculty comprising the the CBN Centre of Excellence School, the governor of the apex bank said the project was conceived to produce a critical mass of skilled professionals that would be able to apply their knowledge towards supporting growth and continued innovation in the country’s financial sector and the economy in general. “This is against the recognition that the dearth of skilled manpower constituted a binding constraint towards making President Buhari (4th left) in a group photo with ABU officials: Gov. El-Rufa’i (3rd left) Nigeria the number one hub for Chancellor, ABU, Igwe N. Alfred Achebe (1st left) CBN Gov. Dr. Godwin Emefiele (2nd left), economic activity in Africa. The and VC, ABU, Prof. Ibrahim Garba (1st right) and others. three first generation federal universities in the country across Departments of Economics, w h i c h w o u l d a n c h o r t h e the six geo-political zones were Accounting, Banking & Finance, University’s postgraduate training selected under the first phase of the intervention programme. T h e y a r e A h m a d u B e l l o University, Zaria; University of Ibadan; and University of Nigeria, Nsukka”, he said. In his welcome address, the Vice- Chancellor, Ahmadu Bello University, Prof Ibrahim Garba, expressed ABU’s sincere appreciation and gratitude to the president and CBN for donating the CBN Centre of Excellence. This, according to him, had given t h e i n s t i t u t i o n a s p e c i a l opportunity of establishing Ahmadu Bello University Business School, already approved by the National Universities Commission as the ABU students welcoming President Buhari to their Campus first of its kind in Nigeria. Marketing, Acturial Science & through the Collaborative He said the ABU Business I n s u r a n c e a n d B u s i n e s s Postgraduate Programme (CPP). Page 3 A Publication of The Office of The Executive Secretary 26th August, 2019 Vol. 14 No. 34 Osinbajo Commissions Solar Hybrid Project at Alex Ekwueme Varsity h e Vi c e - P r e s i d e n t , four years adding that the project great aspirations. It is our duty to Federal Republic of would provide sustainable aid them to accomplish their goals TNigeria, Professor Yemi decentralised energy to the entire by providing a conducive learning Osinbajo, GCON, SAN, recently campus, improve education and environment for them. I am glad to commissioned a 2.8 mega watts create a better university be part of this great feat as we L-R: Head of Special Project, Anita Otunba; Chief Executive Officer Solar Sterling and Wilson Nigeria Limited, Despak Thakur; Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Rural Electrification Agency, Damilola Ogunbiyi; Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo; Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi and Vice Chancellor, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike Ikwo, Prof. Nwajiuba Uzoma and Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Education, Arc. Sonny Echono. installed capacity solar hybrid experience for both staff and c o m m i s s i o n t h i s 2 . 8 M W power project, under the Federal students. decentralized solar hybrid power Government’s Energising plant that will supply 7,700 Education Programme (EEP), at He explained that the project students and 1,819 staff of Alex the Alex Ekwueme Federal would serve 7,700 students and Ekwueme Federal University University Ndufu-Alike Ikwo, 1,819 staff at FUNAI and help Ndufu Alike Ikwo, with clean, (FUNAI), Ebonyi State. them access clean reliable energy reliable and affordable electric from the University’s 2.8MW power.” Speaking at the commissioning, Solar hybrid power plant as well the Vice-President said the EEP as improved quality of Research Professor Osinbajo charged was a project aimed to provide work in the University. Nigerians to embrace the emerging conducive learning environment renewable off-grid energy sector, in Nigeria universities in the next He said “Our young people are saying it was poised to generate willing to learn and they have significant impact for the Nigerian Page 4 A Publication of The Office of The Executive Secretary 26th August, 2019 Vol. 14 No. 34 market, as well as the un-served, This achievement, Odusote said, Teaching Hospital. underserved communities and w a s b e c a u s e g o v e r n m e n t higher institutions of learning. agencies worked by collaborating She also stated that towards t o w a r d a s h a r e d g o a l o f fulfilling one of the cardinal He stated that with the growing mainstreaming renewable clean objectives of the Sustainable solar generation, there was need energy. Development Goals (SDGs) of the f o r m o r e p r i v a t e s e c t o r United Nations on gender equality, participation in collaboration The Chief Executive Officer of the project was designed in such a with the federal government. Rural Electrification Agency way that women played key roles (REA), Mrs. Damilola Ogunbiyi, in the implementation of the In her speech, the Permanent in her remarks, explained that the project. Secretary, Federal Ministry of EEP was a Federal Government’s Vice President Osinbajo commissioning the Solar Hybride E n v i r o n m e n t , O d u s o t e intervention programme focused She said that the Head of the Abimbola noted that the EEP on developing off-grid and project was a woman and all p r o j e c t s i g n i f i e d t h e dedicated independent power female Science, Technology, commitment of the federal plants.