January 2020 Vol. VIII No. 1 A Monthly Publication from the Office of the Vice - C h a n c e l l o r BORNO STATE UNIVERSITY MATRICULATES 647 STUDENTS … P16 © University of Maiduguri, Nigeria - www.unimaid.edu.ng MISSION STATEMENT The University of Maiduguri shall be an institution dedicated to scholarship and learning in the arts, sciences, humanities and technology, and the development of moral and civic character of all persons who pass through her portals. The University shall facilitate and advance scholarship and learning, especially in the light of her location in the Sahelian environment in the North-Eastern Nigeria, and at the cross-roads of Afri- ca and Middle-Eastern culture. VISION STATEMENT The University of Maiduguri apart from achieving competence in the basic arts and sciences, aims at excel- lence in agriculture, pastoralism, engineering, human and veterinary medicine and information technology as well as in arid zone, trans-Saharan and inter-African peace and strategic studies. The University also aims to promote the development of private and public morality, discipline, accountability and probity, and also international cooperation through participation, research and dissemination of information. All letters should be addressed to: Published by: The Office of the Vice-Chancellor, The Deputy Director, Information Unit, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria Senate Building, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria. email: [email protected] email: [email protected] January 2020 Vol. VIII No. 1 EDITORIAL DESK As the first edition of the Bulletin in 2020 comes, you will read about how the year opens with academic landmark events for both the University and its new sister, Borno State University, as they both matriculated newly admitted students into various programmes. The big brother, however, has further academic accolades to its credit as it inducts both medical and veterinary doctors into active service for humanity. The inductees no doubt will proudly bear the torch of the University as a Centre of Excellence wherever they serve. Also in this edition, you will get to know that the 52nd Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference of Nigerian Society of Neurological Science (NSNS) will be held in Unimaid later in the year. This is a further proof of the University’s pursuit of excellence just as the College of Medical Sciences presented awards of honour to sixty-four per- sonalities who in one way or the other contributed to the success of both the College and the University. You will also read about Unimaid staff taking over the prestigious positions of the Registrar/Chief Executive of the Institute of Chartered Ac- countants of Nigeria (ICAN) and that of President, Nigerian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (NSBMB). Read about these stories and more in this edition. Editorial Board Professor M. I. Ahmed - Chairman Professor M. L. Mele - Member Dr. Mary Pindar Ndahi - Member Musa Usman - Member Mohammed T. Ahmed - Member Amina M. Abdullahi - Secretary Mohammed T. Ahmed - Deputy Director, Information Alh. Suleiman Garba - Chief Photographer Ahmadu Abubakar - Photographer Mohammed M. Lawan - Photographer Rabi U. Yusuf (Mrs.) - Reporter Abdulmumin Kolo Gulani - Reporter Abubakar Mustapha - Reporter Mahmud Mohammed - Reporter Faculty/Directorate Representatives - Reporters Kyari Ali - Circulation Professor M. I. Ahmed - Design, Development & Integration 1 January 2020 Vol. VIII No. 1 NEWS he University of Maiduguri has matricu- the matriculating students to make very good use lated eleven thousand six hundred and of their stay in the University by working hard, T sixty five (11, 665) candidates admitted making friends and shunning social vices like cult- into the 100 and 200 level degree programmes of ism, drug abuse and violent demonstrations, stress- the University for the 2019-2020 Academic Session ing that the students should familiarize themselves through the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examina- with all the University rules and regulations and tion, Direct Entry and the placement of the Universi- ty Remedial Arts and Science students. This was made known by the Vice-Chancellor, Pro- fessor Aliyu Shugaba, during the 39th Matriculation Ceremony held on Friday 31stJanuary 2020 at the University Convocation Square. The Vice-Chancellor noted that the University re- mains popular throughout Nigeria and beyond de- spite the current security challenges bedevilling the (L-R): The Vice Chancellor, Professor Aliyu Shugaba, the University Librarian, Professor Emmanuel Camble and State, adding that admissions into the University The Dean Students’ affairs, Professor Alhaji Maina have continued to be more and more competitive. Gimba For every candidate admitted, he said, there are at strictly adhere to them. least ten other qualified applicants who could not The Vice-Chancellor then reiterated the University secure a place in the University. He therefore urged Management’s commitment to making everything feasible in maintaining law and order as well as combating criminal tendencies both within and out- side the University, and he also congratulated the matriculating students on their oath taking ceremo- ny and being part of the University of Maiduguri family. A breakdown of the admitted students indicates that the highest number is in the Faculty of Science with three thousand six hundred and seventy five The Vice Chancellor, Professor Aliyu Shugaba, deliver- (3,675), followed by Faculty of Education with two ing his keynote address (Cont’d on Page 3) 2 January 2020 Vol. VIII No. 1 NEWS thousand and eighty eight (2,088), Faculty of Social (Cont’d from Page 2) Sciences, one thousand four hundred and seventy three (1,473) and Faculty of Management Sciences with one thousand three hundred and thirty nine (1,339). Others are Faculty of Engineering, seven hundred and ninty five (795), College of Medical Sciences, six hundred and forty seven (647), Faculty of Agriculture, six hundred and twenty six (626) Faculty of Arts, five hundred and fifteen (515) and Faculty of Law, two hundred and thirteen (213). The least is Faculty of Veterinary Medicine with eighty nine (89), Faculty of Pharmacy with ninety A cross-section of the matriculating students taking four (94) and the Faculty of Environmental Sciences, oath of allegiance one hundred and eleven (111). Highlights of the Ceremony include the Oath Taking administered by the Director Senate and Academic matters, Mr. Filibus Yamta Mshelia, who represented the Registrar. COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES UNIMAID ADJUDGED CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE SINCE 1986 he Management of the University of Mai- Medical Sciences of the University was adjudged duguri will continue to provide a pleasant Centre of Excellence in 1986 as a result of efforts T working environment for the College of put in towards providing quality graduands stress- Medical Sciences and other programmes of the ing that the College has taken the University’s rep- University in order to ensure the production of utation across the globe and therefore urged them quality graduands as well as maintain its standard to maintain the tempo. as ‘Centre of Excellence’. Earlier in his remarks, the Chairman of the occa- The Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Ali- sion, Professor Mohammed Mala Daura a former yu Shugaba, made the assertion at the College of Vice-Chancellor of the University, stated that the Medical Sciences Award Ceremony that took place College is almost 40 years old now, and the on Sunday 19th January, 2020 at the El-Kanemi award ceremony being organized is a celebration Hall of the University. of excellence, perseverance and dedication of Professor Shugaba pointed out that the College of (Cont’d on Page 9) 3 January 2020 Vol. VIII No. 1 NEWS he University of Maiduguri Faculty of catering for a wide range of complex issues associat- Veterinary Medicine has witnessed a ed with the profession. T steady growth since its establishment He stated that the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of in 1981 and has produced quality graduates the University has broadened its sphere of community that are competing with their peers in the field of service to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps veterinary medicine across the Federation and in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Or- beyond. ganization (FAO) and the Borno State Government, stressing that members of the Faculty are actively involved in another FAO sponsored livelihood-based intervention in emergency reponses programme known as Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Stand- ards (LEGS), which he said is a commendable devel- opment. The Vice-Chancellor then commended the Faculty staff for their teamwork and dedication in handling The representative of the Vice Chancellor, Professor academic activities and also used the occasion to Emmanuel Camble delivering his keynote address congratulate the graduands for achieving a milestone in their academic goal and wished them all the This was made known by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Aliyu Shugaba, during the occasion of the swearing-in of the 31st Batch of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) graduands held on Tuesday 28th January 2020 at the El-Kanemi Hall of the University. The Vice-Chancellor, who was represented by the University Librarian, Professor Emmanuel Camble, noted that the faculty is undoubtedly a force to be reckoned with in the field of veteri- The Dean, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Professor nary medicine not only in Nigeria but globally. Mohammed A. Waziri, delivering his address The Faculty, he added, has witnessed a monu- best in their chosen profession. mental and enviable expansion over the years in (Cont’d on Page 5) 4 January 2020 Vol. VIII No. 1 NEWS In his opening remarks, the Dean Faculty of Vet- (Cont’d from Page 4) erinary Medicine, Professor Mohammed A. Wa- support it got from the University management and ziri, said the Faculty is the only veterinary faculty thanked the attestation committee for organising a in the whole of North-eastern Nigeria, stressing successful and befitting ceremony. that this has placed an enormous pressure on it While performing the function of Oath Taking, the for admission by qualified candidates.