RSITIE VE S C NI O U M NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION L M A I S N S O I I O T N A N T H C E OU VI GHT AND SER MONDAY www.nuc.edu.ng A PUBLICATION OF THE OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY th 0795-3089 6 November, 2017 Vol. 12 No. 45 FG to Complete Perimetre Fencing for MAUTECH h e P r e s i d e n t a n d Commander in Chief of Tthe Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, has promised special funds to the Modibo Adama University of Technolgy, Yola, to enable it complete its perimeter fencing, connect the university with a good road network, provide reliable street lights and build more female hostels for the University. Speaking at the 23rd convocation ceremony of the University held last Saturday, in Yola, Adamawa State, the President, represented by Professor Shehu Usman His Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR Abdullahi, the former Vice President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Federal Republic of Nigeria chancellor and a Visiting committed to supporting and major facilities with good road Professor to NUC said that the intervening in the affected networks and provide reliable government was determined to universities as we do in the lower street lighting system for all ensure that universities were levels of education. To this end, major roads on campus. In the encouraged to fulfill their government will provide a light of the peculiar and mandates. special fund to enable the dangerous circumstances our university complete the female students are exposed to, According to him “ we are indeed perimeter fencing, connect the funds for additional hostels on the in this edition ES Harps on Prof. Rasheed the Importance Bags Tafawa Balewa of Master Plan Leadership Award in the NUS Pg. 4 Pg. 7 EDITORIAL BOARD: Ibrahim Usman Yakasai (Chairman), Mal. Haruna Lawal Ajo (Editor), Okoronkwo Ogbonnaya, Musa Bukhari, Minasigha BlueJack, Sadiq Abubakar Enquiries: [email protected] 6th November, 2017 Vol. 12 No. 45 generation. It is my sincere hope that we would like to see many m o r e o f o u r g r a d u a t e s , particularly the graduates of our technological institutions, championing self-employment and job creation in our country ”. The President also challenged the university to commercialised its research products in order to generate revenue for the institution and the country at large, adding that he had already directed the National Office for Technology Acquisition and R-L: The Rep. of Visitor Prof. Shehu Usman Abdullahi and the Pro-Chancellor, Mal. Bukar Zarma, FNGE Promotion (NOTAP) to work c l o s e l y w i t h N i g e r i a n university campus would be a n d Y o u t h I n i t i a t i v e Universities in order to develop provided, so that a larger number Empowerment Development. It p r o l i f i c i n v e n t i o n s a n d of the girls would be safely and is obvious that no government intellectual property protection properly accommodated. can absorb all the graduates of its in line with international best educational institutions into its practice. He advised Nigerian The President said that one of the employment. While government universities to strive to rise above cardinal objectives of the present will not rest on its oars in its drive board and not be used as a administration was youth towards job creation for our dumping ground for products empowerment such as the N- teeming youths, we will continue from other countries to exporters power, Conditional Cash Transfer to encourage and provide of Nigerian products. (CCT), Digital Skill Training incentives for graduates to (DST) and the Youth Initiative embrace the challenge of venture While charging the graduates to Empowerment Development to creation and employment apply their knowledge in complement the entrepreneurship education introduced in tertiary institutions. He explained that the rational for these initiatives was because government alone cannot employ all the graduates being turned out from the tertiary institutions. According to him “it is certain that our education institutions, being a formidable platform for youth engagement, have a major role to play in it. This is why we roll out a number of programmes such as N- Power, Conditional Cash Transfer, Digital Skill Training Dr. (Mrs) Maryam Sali, Rep. of ES NUC Page 2 MONDAY BULLETIN A Publication of The Office of The Executive Secretary 6th November, 2017 Vol. 12 No. 45 Universities. In his speech, the Chancellor, His Royal Majesty Okuku Owah Umoh Adiaka III, Ekperikpo I, Paramount ruler of Obot Akara thanked the Federal Government, Management, Senate Staff and students of the university for their sacrifices in repositioning the university. While delivering his speech, the Vice Chancellor, Professor Kyari Mohammed gave a breakdown of Prof. Mohammed Kyari the graduands that a total of 5,156 Vice-Chancellor, Modibbo Adama University, Yola candidates were being graduated, out of which 39 made First Class; providing solution to problems, Verification Visit for new 802 earned Second Class Upper, he also advised them to be good programmes thrice a year 1,575 Second Class Lower; 768 ambassadors of their universities. (March, August and December), third class; and 95 had pass Comprehensive review of the degree. In the higher degree In a goodwill message, the B e n c h m a r k M i n i m u m category, the report showed that Executive Secretary, National Academic Standards (BMAS), 76 candidates received the Post Universities Commission (NUC), introduction of the accreditation graduate diploma, 496 Master Professor Abubakar Adamu of part time programmes, and 40 bagged PhD in various Rasheed, mni, MFR, FNAL, resuscitation of institutional disciplines. He disclosed that represented by the Ag. Director, accreditation, re-introduction of three distinguished Nigerians Student Support Services, Dr. the University System Annual General Abdulsalami Abubakar; (Mrs.) Maryam Isa Bello Sali Review Meetings (USARM) to Mallam Muhammadu Mubi; commended the Governing resume in 2018 and preparations Comrade Hassan Sunmonu and Council, Senate, Management, for ranking of Nigerian Staff and students of the University for living up to its mandates charged them to look at its close environment with a view to identifying and addressing the challenges of its immediate community. The Executive Secretary informed the convocation that the NUC under his watch has introduced far-reaching reforms including the review of the c o n d u c t o f p r o g r a m m e accreditation such that the exercise now holds twice a year ( May and November), Resource Honorary graduands: Mal. Muhammad Mubi, General Abdulsalami Abubakar GCFR and Comrade Hassan Adebayo Sunmonu Page 3 MONDAY BULLETIN A Publication of The Office of The Executive Secretary 6th November, 2017 Vol. 12 No. 45 were also conferred with honorary a d m i n i s t r a t i v e l y . H e university. awards. commended the efforts and cooperation of all the university- At the convocation were Royal He informed the convocation that b a s e d u n i o n s . H e a l s o fathers, some members of the the University under his watch commended the Federal National and State Assemblies, had made tremendous progress Government, NUC, and parents, well wishers, staff and b o t h a c a d e m i c a l l y a n d TETFund for their support to the students of the university. Some graduands at the convocation ES Harps on the Importance of Master Plan in the NUS he Executive Secretary, National Universities TCommission (NUC) Professor Abubakar Adamu Rasheed mni, MFR, FNAL, has harped on the importance of master plan in the overall development of the NUS. Delivering a goodwill message at the workshop of the Committee of Directors of Works and Physical Planning of Nigerian Universities (CDW&PPNU) last week Tuesday, at the National Merit House, Maitama, the Executive Secretary, represented Prof. Abubakar Adamu Rasheed Executive Secretary, NUC Page 4 MONDAY BULLETIN A Publication of The Office of The Executive Secretary 6th November, 2017 Vol. 12 No. 45 Plan Development Review and its Implementation in Nigerian Universities, the Deputy Director, PPU, Mr. Jide Olukoju said that there were three basic p r i n c i p l e s i n v o l v e d i n institutional planning including the approach to planning and the machinery for planning which must be flexible and kept under regular review. All members of the institution should participate in some aspect of planning m a i n l y t o i m p r o v e t h e Alhaji Hamza Abdullahi effectiveness of the planning Director, Establishment of Private Universities process and for the process to be integrated in terms of specialty by the Director, Establishment of CDW&PPNU to enable it and level. Private Universities (DEPU) achieve a sustainable campus M a l a m H a m z a A b d u l l a h i planning and Development in According to the Executive reiterated that NUC attaches the NUS importance to the physical Secretary, the physical Master Plan in the Nigerian context is a planning and infrastructural Presenting a paper on behalf of m e d i u m - t e r m 3 - 5 y e a r s development of the universities as the Executive Secretary on the development plan aimed at a panacea for quality university topic: Significance of Master education delivery.