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th 0795-3089 24 June, 2019 Vol. 14 No. 25 PROMOTE DEMOCRACY AND GOOD GOVERNANCE ----President Buhari Urges Varsities e p r e s e n t e d b y t h e Executive Secretary, RNational Universities Commission, Professor Abubakar Adamu Rasheed, mni, OFR, FNAL, the President also said that Teachers must live above board by ensuring that those kept under their care were properly tendered and not used as agents of destabilization or other illicit activities. President Buhari equally reminded the universities about the task of moulding a productive, sane and patriotic youth, describing it as a collective national responsibility of all Nigerians. H e e x p r e s s e d t h e F e d e r a l Government’s delight on the Institutions’ stable academic calendar since 2012, noting that its new leadership under Professor President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces Fatima Mukhtar had greatly sustained the tempo as evidenced President Muhammadu Buhari, He gave the charge while b y t h e g r a d u a t i o n o f t h e GCFR, has urged Universities to delivering the Visitor’s address at University’s fourth set today. serve as veritable centers for the the 4th Convocation ceremony of promotion of democracy and the Federal University, Dutse, While felicitating with the good governance. (FUD) held last Saturday. graduands, parents and guardians in this edition Pg. 23 Pg. 25 EDITORIAL BOARD: Ibrahim Usman Yakasai (Chairman), Mal. Haruna Lawal Ajo (Editor), Ogbonnaya Okoronkwo (News Editor), Mrs. Franca Chukwuonwo, Miss Bunshak T.S, Francis Azu, Udey Felix, Aja-Nwachukwu Samuel, Sadiq Abubakar Enquiries: [email protected] 24th June, 2019 Vol. 14 No. 25 for their feat, he explained that their success was a direct product of their sustained hard work and perseverance. He congratulated the Pro-Chancellor, Governing Council, Senate, Management, Staff and Students of the young growing University for recording v e r y s i g n i fi c a n t s t r i d e s , especially in achieving the lofty goals of the University. According to him, the fact that t h e w o r l d w a s b e c o m i n g knowledge-driven underscored the need for Nigerian universities Representative of the Visitor and ES NUC, Prof. Abubakar A. Rasheed to be more research oriented. ‘Indeed, a proper research research promotion and in administration would continue to orientation impacts directly on building the appropriate research support and emphasize the training the quality of our graduates and at Cross Section of Dignitaries at the FUD Convocation Ceremony the tail end emphatically impacts infrastructure in all tertiary and re-training of academic and on our development as an institutions in all sections of the non-academic staff as well as economy’ he said. country. He further urged the ensure the periodic review of Governing Councils of all school curriculum in line with Government, he said, would universities to remain steadfast in national aspirations, promote continue to invest heavily in the promoting and maintaining entrepreneurial learning and Universities and other tertiary excellence for which a number of entrepreneurship as an essential institutions by encouraging and them were noted for, globally. ingredient for the nation’s strengthening bodies such as economic emancipation and TETFund to do more in terms of H e a l s o a s s u r e d t h a t h i s development. Page 2 A Publication of The Office of The Executive Secretary 24th June, 2019 Vol. 14 No. 25 administration which, he described, President Buhari noted with of Wukari, commended the as consultative and largely delight the activities of FUD in Management, staff and students of the University for the democratic. Achievement attained within the last one year. In her convocation address, the Vice Chancellor, Professor, Fatima Batul He lauded the University’s efforts i n c o n t i n u o u s l y l a c i n g entrepreneurship learning in its entire programme and for producing graduates who would be creators of wealth and seekers. He equally congratulated the university for revitalizing the cultural industries under its entrepreneurship development centre and for maintaining Alhaji Ibrahim Akuyam stability in the academic calendar. Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council T h e P r o - C h a n c e l l o r a n d the area of promoting effective Chairman of Council, Alhaji town and gown relationship Ibrahim Akuyan said that the through Agricultural Outreach, University was indeed poised Student-Community Service towards adhering to all the quality Professor Fatima Batul Makhtar Vice-Chancellor S c h e m e a n d C o m m u n i t y stipulations of a standard Entrepreneurship. University and had been working Mukhtar said that a total of 528 hard to ensure it was rated students from various faculties He restated government’s amongst its peers. passed out in various classes of commitment towards upgrading degrees. the infrastructural facilities in all federal universities, through the TETFund. He acknowledged that much had been achieved well beyond what was allocated to the University d u e t o t h e a b i l i t y o f i t s management to explore other sources of support, which saw the recent completion and commissioning of a N1.2 Billion road and drainage project undertaken by the Ecological Fund by the former Interior R-L: His Royal Highness, Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II; VC, Prof. Batul Mukhtar, Minister. Representative of the Visitor, Prof. Rasheed, behind Prof. Batul is Prof. Oloyede, Convocation Lecturer In his speech, the Chancellor, His He expressed delight with the Majesty, Dr. Shekarau Agyu approach the Vice Chancellor She disclosed that 14 made first Masa Ibi, Aku-Uka, Kuvyon 11, adopted in the University class, 222 with second class upper Page 3 A Publication of The Office of The Executive Secretary 24th June, 2019 Vol. 14 No. 25 and another 222 second class Agriculture and the Sciences, but lower division, 70 came out with d i d s o i n l i n e w i t h t h e She congratulated the graduands, third class. prescription of the National parents and guardians and thanked Cross Session of Graduands In the postgraduate category, 281 Universities Commission all who had contributed in the graduated with postgraduate (NUC). development on the University. Diploma in Development Studies a n d M a s t e r ’s D e g r e e i n The university, she said, had The convocation was attended by Development Studies. continued to forge international some members of the Diplomatic and national collaborations with Corps, the academia, traditional She said in the past three years, o t h e r i n t e l l e c t u a l a n d rulers as well as friends and the university had succeeded in professional players in both the relatives of the graduands. n o t o n l y e s t a b l i s h i n g academia and industry. programmes in the area of Varsities Must Embrace Triple Helix —— Prof. Rasheed The Executive Secretary, education in the context of triple He said this while receiving a top N a t i o n a l U n i v e r s i t i e s helix, strongly emphasizing the delegation from University of Commission (NUC), Professor necessity of forging effective Botswana (UB) led by the Vice Abubakar Adamu Rasheed mni, c o l l a b o r a t i o n b e t w e e n C h a n c e l l o r, U n i v e r s i t y o f MFR, FNAL, has advocated the a c a d e m i c s , I n d u s t r y a n d Botswana, Professor David Norris revitalization of University government. last Tuesday in his Office. Page 4 A Publication of The Office of The Executive Secretary 24th June, 2019 Vol. 14 No. 25 Government, he emphasized, powerful delegation to return the needed blend between theories and must rethink in the direction of visit with some Vice Chancellors practice, he enthused. e n s u r i n g r e l e v a n c e a n d and management staff of NUC to operational structure in the area glean from Botswana education Prof. Rasheed said the commission of teaching, learning and system and forge a robust had been exploring the idea of research in Nigerian universities. working relationship in many d i v e r s i fi c a t i o n t h r o u g h He revealed that Botswana, as a respect. interactional collaboration with county, earned respect and development partners such as recognition from nations due to The NUC scribe informed the Agence Francaise Development its educational commitment and delegation that since his (AFD). The agency intervened in collaborations in many areas of human endeavors. Prof. Rasheed noted that Botswana was not only respected but was recognized as a model, saying that the country had been one of the world’s fastest growing economies with GDP per capital ranking of 76th (normal,2018). According to him, the visit was an indication that Botswana’s educational system enjoyed a stable calendar and had similar education system with Nigeria.