RSITIE VE S C NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION NI O U M L M A I S N S O I I I O O T T N N A A N N T H C E OU VI GHT AND SER MONDAY A PUBLICATION OF THE OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY www.nuc.edu.ng th 0795-3089 17 May 2021 Vol. 16 No. 18 NUC Supports Bill To Establish Aerospace Varsity he Executive secretary, P r o f . R a s h e e d w h o w a s solving the acute shortage of well- National Universities represented by the Director of trained manpower in Aerospace TCommission, Professor Public Affairs, Malam Ibrahim and Aeronautics. Abubakar Adamu Rasheed, mni, Usman Yakasai also said that the L-R: Sen. Robert Ajayi Borofice, Sen. Ahmed Babba Kaita, Sen. Philip Aduda and Sen. Danladi Sankara MFR, FNAL, has expressed the Commission was always happy to On the bill for the creation of Commission’s readiness to see access to university education Institute of Infor mation support promoters of any bill being expanded and expressed Technology, he advised that a seeking to establish new university. supports for the establishment of University of Information the Aerospace and Aeronautics Technology, would be more He said this at the senate public University. beneficial to the nation. hearing on two members’ bills for the establishing of a University of He stated that the establishment Commenting on the spirit and Aerospace and Aeronautics in of the Aerospace and Aeronautics structures of the bills, he Ondo State and an Institute of University in Ondo state would be explained that the structure of the Information Technology, Suleja, of great benefits in promoting two bills had been jumbled up with Niger State. specialized field of studies for the the functions of regulatory bodies aviation industry with a view to like NUC, TETFund and the FME, adding that the NUC had in this edition JAMB: Senate ASR Gives Wants NIN UMCEED N1bn Dropped Grant Pg. 4 Pg. 5 EDITORIAL BOARD: Ibrahim Usman Yakasai (Chairman), Mrs. Offiong U. Edor (Editor), Ogbonnaya Okoronkwo, Francis Azu, Udey Felix, Muhammad Bukhari Musa, Aja-Nwachukwu Samuel, Sadiq Abubakar Enquiries: [email protected] 17th May, 2021 Vol. 16 No. 18 presented the structure of the law balancing access to education in laudable exercise. as they should be. the country thereby, closing the gap in knowledge and indigenous In a keynote address, Chairman of the Committee, Senator Ahmad Babba Kaita, reiterated that the establishment of the two higher institutions in Nigeria: the University of Aerospace and Aeronautics in Oka Akoko in O n d o a n d I n s t i t u t e o f I n f o r m a t i o n a n d Communications Technology, Suleja, in Niger State would certainly go a long way in distilling and enhancing the spread of educational infrastructure in diverse demographies to serve different contexts ensuring r e l a t i v e e q u i l i b r i u m i n Sen. Babba Ahmed Kaita communication and Aeronautics Chairman, Senate Committee on Tertiary Education for better understanding of their c o m p l e xe s a n d d y n a m i c The President of the senate, his know-how in Aerospace and structures while balancing access Excellency, distinguished Senator information technology in the to education in the country Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, while country. thereby, closing the gap in declaring the public hearing open knowledge and indigenous know- said that the focus of the bills was He assured that, the Senate h o w i n A e r o s p a c e a n d for establishment of a University C o m m i t t e e o n Te r t i a r y information technology in the of Aerospace and Aeronautics, Institutions and TETFUND country. Oka Akoko, Ondo State and an would consider the memoranda I n s t i t u t e o f I n f o r m a t i o n Technology, Suleja, Niger State. He explained that integral to the bills, was enhancing the capacity of citizens preparatory to adequate human capacity quotient deploy to overcome socio-economic challenges facing human in everyday life. Dr. Lawan said the two institutions when established would certainly go a long way in distilling and enhancing the spread of educational infrastructure in diverse demographies to serve Sen. Philip Aduda different contexts ensuring relative Reps. of Senate President equilibrium in communication and Senator Kaita stated that available A e r o n a u t i c s f o r b e t t e r sent in by various organizations data suggests that, at least, in a understanding of their complexes and associations to serve as basis decade to come, Nigeria will and dynamic structures while for the actualization of this MONDAY BULLETIN | A Publication Of The Office Of The Executive Secretary Page 02 17th May, 2021 Vol. 16 No. 18 require more workers in Aerospace faster with opportunity of application design among others. and Aviation sector and strongly instantaneous access to data for believe that, the establishment of i n f o r m e d d e c i s i o n s o n “There is a huge yearning for the Aerospace and Aeronautics development. knowledge and skills in IT University in Oka Akoko is a good required across professions to starting point to meet this requirement in the sector. He, reaffirmed the committee’s commitment in ensuring a high impact legislation that would provide sound, virile and sustainable input as support for the two bills, education sector and its systems via Parliament and its instrumentality of law making, actualizing the yearnings and aspirations of teeming Nigerian youths seeking for knowledge in the areas of Information and Communication Technology, (lCT) Ibrahim Usman Yakasai and Aerospace and Aeronautics Rep. of the Executive Secretary, NUC sectors. Other tremendous benefits promote businesses with associated with establishing the comparative advantage and He said that, establishing the Institute include offering e n h a n c e d e m p l o y m e n t Institute of Information and practitioners grounded knowledge opportunities for Nigerian Communication Technology, in systems analysis, testing and c i t i z e n s.” S e n a t o r K a i t a (ICT) Suleja was important as it designs in virtual healthcare concluded. would enable host communities to application, electronic health explore the field and show their record and tele-medicine soft and The vote of thanks was delivered talents just as it makes learning hardware development and web by Senator Danladi Sankara. Audience at the Public Hearing MONDAY BULLETIN | A Publication Of The Office Of The Executive Secretary Page 03 17th May, 2021 Vol. 16 No. 18 JAMB: Senate Wants NIN Dropped Due to challenges encountered long queues under scorching sun process where students would by applicants for the 2021 and coursed to indulge in some be able to obtain it in their Unified Tertiary Matriculation unwholesome practices to various accredited school Examination (UTME), the enable them register. After premises. Senate has urged Federal coming to terms with the Government to review the challenges posed by the The resolutions were made implementation of the policy requirement, JAMB last week following adoption of a t h a t m a d e N a t i o n a l extended registration for UTME motion by Ifeanyi Uba (YPP, Identification Number (NIN), a by two weeks. Anambra). While supporting p r e r e q u i s i t e f o r t h e the motion, Uche Lilian In its intervention, the Senate Ekwunife (PDP, Anambra) Senate Plenary examination. asked the Federal Ministry of said there was inadequate The Joint Admissions and Education (FME), JAMB, and awareness on NIN at the Matriculation Board (JAMB) t h e N a t i o n a l I d e n t i t y grassroots, secondary schools had insisted that the NIN was Management Commission and universities, as many mandatory for -the 2021 (NIMC) to review the policy students still do not now that UTME. with a view to extending the t h e s a i d N I N w a s a UTME registration deadline requirement for registration. But candidates had been until there was a seamless and complaining that the NIN well-organised process for The lawmaker, therefore, requirement had added to their obtaining the NIN. urged schools to ensure that registration predicament. N I N w a s n o t m a d e The lawmakers also urged the compulsory for participation Many of them said they were FME and NIMC to introduce in any exam. being extorted, made to stay on and streamline a simple and de- centralised NIN registration MONDAY BULLETIN | A Publication Of The Office Of The Executive Secretary Page 04 17th May, 2021 Vol. 16 No. 18 ASR Gives UMCEED N1bn Grant The Abdul Samad Rahiu Africa Rabiu, said the ASR Africa Initiative (ASR Africa) has He further stated that the Initiative had already begun the p r o j e c t i n i t i a t i o n a n d provided a N1 billion grant to disbursement of its tertiary the University of Maiduguri development of mutual guide education grants to the six and grant usage for the (UNIMAID) towards the universities in its first cohort development of a Centre for University's Centre for with the University of Innovation and Product D e v e l o p m e n t w o u l d commence immediately.