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th 0795-3089 19 March, 2018 Vol. 13 No. 12 Zamfara State University is 47th State, 162nd in Nigeria — last State to create varsity - Rasheed Recognition, the Executive Secretary, NUC, Professor Abubakar Adamu Rasheed, mni, MFR, FNAL, said that zamfara State was the last State in Nigeria to establish a state university, adding that this came at a time when the NUC was in the processes of repositioning itself to better regulate the activities of the Nigerian University System. Professor Rasheed urged the state government to key into the reforms of the NUC in order to accelerate the development of the Executive Secretary NUC, Prof. Abubakar A. Rasheed presenting the letter of Recognition newly established Zamfara State of Zamfara State University, Talata-Mafara to the Executive Governor of the State University. Alh. Abdulaziz Abubakar Yari The National Universities U n i v e r s i t y, 8 7 t h P u b l i c Conveying the approval which he Commission (NUC) last week University and 162nd University read from the letter, the Scribe presented the Certificate of in Nigeria in a ceremony held at said: “This letter is for the Recognition of Zamfara State the Board Room of the National recognition of the Zamfara State University Talata-Mafara to the Universities Commission, Abuja University, Talata-Mafara. Governor of Zamfara State, last Monday. Consequent upon your letter of Alhaji Abdulazeez Abubakar intent and the formal presentation Yari, making it the 47th State Presenting the Certificate of of the Master Plan, Academic in this edition Buhari Ask Varsities to Promote NUC Sends Forth Deputy Executive Okun Development Association Democracy, Good Governance Secretary and Four Others Visits NUC Pg. 4 Pg. 9 Pg. 16 19th March, 2018 Vol. 13 No. 12 States, with each state having one or two and one jointly owned by two states. He added that there are 74 private Universities in the country with 34 of them located in the South-west, 13 in the South- East, 13 in South-South, 11in North-Central, two in North-East and only one private University in North-Western part of the Country. He stated that NUC was always happy whenever a new university Governor Yari presenting strategic documents for the establishment of Zamfara State University to the ES, Prof. Rasheed was established, “as it gives the assurance that the country’s quest Brief, University Law and the government with at least one for development was achievable.” Act of Parliament that approved university each in every state of its establishment. I, on behalf of the country, one Open and He observed that Nigeria would the NUC, write to convey the Distance Learning University not achieve a knowledge-based recognition of the Zamfara State with its headquarters located in e c o n o m y w i t h o u t h u g e University with effect from the Federal Capital Territory, investment in education hence the Monday 12th March, 2018.” three specialised universities- need for more universities. namely Nigerian Defence He further stated that the Joint Academy Kaduna, Nigerian According to him, “currently we Admissions and Matriculation Police Academy, Wudil and the are processing applications for Board (JAMB), Tertiary recently established Nigerian 272 Private Universities with E d u c a t i o n T r u s t F u n d M a r i t i m e U n i v e r s i t y , about four of them located around (TETFund) and the National Okerenkoko. the Kaduna-Kano axis of the Youth Service Corps (NYSC), North-West and this is why your were accordingly informed of He also added that there were 46 intervention at this time is a the establishment of the State Universities owned by 36 welcome development and that is University for the purposes of a d m i s s i o n a n d N Y S C mobilisation for its students after graduation.” The Executive Secretary commended the visitor of the newly recognised university for his vision to expand access to university education in Zamfara state and by extension, the north- western region of the country. He noted that there were 161 universities in Nigeria, 41 of them owned by the Federal Gov.Yari (Centre) Prof. Rasheed (2nd right), DMSS, Barr. Onuoha (1st right) and DCC, Ibrahim Usman Yakasai (2nd left) Page 2 MONDAY BULLETIN A Publication of The Office of The Executive Secretary 19th March, 2018 Vol. 13 No. 12 be served better by conventional university which would offer courses cutting across Arts, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences. Gov Yari disclosed that “to quickly address the man-power need of the State in medical sciences and other critical sectors, where we have shortage of personnel, the University will give emphasis to medical and allied sciences during the first phase of it development”. Gov. Yari flanked by Prof. Rasheed and Yakasai while answering questions from Journalists To achieve this, he said, apart why those of us who are Recognition, the Executive from the provision of the passionate about higher Governor commended the NUC minimum required structures for education and believe that there for the warm reception accorded the take-off of the university, his is a strong correlation between to them and for accepting his government had commenced the investment in higher education delegation within a short notice. construction of a teaching and economic growth of a hospital with 350 bed space nation. And also believe that He said that the resolve to capacity and had also set aside the knowledge economy today establish a state university was sum of three billion naira as a across the world is becoming informed by the fact that the state take-off grant for the university. more important than natural had challenges of human resources” adding that youth knowledge and capacity in a He particularly expressed restiveness had taken the centre wide ranging areas, particularly profound appreciation to the stage because of the neglect of in area of natural and allied e x e c u t i v e s e c r e t a r y f o r higher education in the Country. sciences. He added that “at this considering it necessary to grant development process therefore, approval for the establishment of Receiving the Letter of the best interest of the state could the Zamfara State University Gov. Yari and Prof. Rasheed (9th and 10th right) standing during a photograph with the Zamfara State delegation and NUC Management Page 3 MONDAY BULLETIN A Publication of The Office of The Executive Secretary 19th March, 2018 Vol. 13 No. 12 which was long overdue and commission. The Commissioner M e m b e r s o f t h e N U C promised to adhere to all the laid prayed for journey mercies to all Management present at the event down guidelines of the going back to their various were: Director Academic commission. destinations. Planning Dr. Gidado B. Kumo, Director Management Support In a vote of thanks, the Among the personalities in the Services Barr. Victor Onuoha, Commissioner of Higher Governor’s entourage were the D i r e c t o r C o r p o r a t e Education also appreciated the Speaker and Members of the C o m m u n i c a t i o n s , M a l a m Commission for the speedy Zamfara State House of Ibrahim Usman Yakasai and approval. He again, on behalf of Assembly, the Commissioner D i r e c t o r I n s p e c t i o n a n d the good people of Zamfara for Higher Education and Monitoring Mrs. Essien O. State promised that they would members of the academia from Osendiah. ensure strict adherence to the neighbouring states. laid down guidelines of the Buhari Asks Varsities to Promote Democracy, Good Governance President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, had advised Nigerian universities to promote d e m o c r a c y a n d g o o d governance. In the Visitor’s address at the convocation ceremony of the Federal University, Dutse (FUD), Jigawa State, President B u h a r i s t a t e d t h a t t h e universities should be veritable centers for promotion of d e m o c r a c y a n d g o o d governance and academics must live above board by ensuring that those that had been kept under their care were properly tendered until they bloom and must not be used as agents of destabilization or other illicit activities. His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR The Visitor expressed happiness Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria and optimism for the sufficient acquired for the betterment of all Bello Kumo, the President said training and knowledge in terms and utmost good of the country. that education should no longer be of learning and character In the speech read by the business as usual if the society acquired by the grandaunts and representative of the NUC must change and emphasized that urged them to deploy the use of Executive Secretary, Dr. Gidado change should not be a mantra but knowledge and skills they Page 4 MONDAY BULLETIN A Publication of The Office of The Executive Secretary 19th March, 2018 Vol. 13 No. 12 counterparts from other countries achieved’’. around the world. He encouraged universities to He said the Vice Chancellor’s enlarge the participation of the untiring efforts towards building private sector especially by an exemplary national university exploring the strategy of public was worth noting.