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 www.nuc.edu.ng MONDAA PUBLICATION OF THE OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY BulletinY th 0795-3089 4 February, 2019 Vol. 14 No. 05 Govt. Reforms Support Academia/Industry Collaborations —— PMB at FUT, Minna Convocation resident Muhammadu The Visitor to the university, G o v e r n m e n t E n t e r p r i s e Buhari, GCFR, has p o i n t e d o u t t h a t h i s E m p o w e r m e n t P r o g r a m m e Ps t a t e d t h a t h i s administration was making (GEEP) initiative, government had administration’s decision to invest in infrastructure to support reforms in Agriculture and Solid Minerals for economic g r o w t h w o u l d o f f e r opportunities for academia and i n d u s t r y t o f o rg e u s e f u l collaborations. The President and Visitor to the university made the statement in his speech at the 36th Founders’ day and 28th convocation ceremony of Federal University of Technology, Minna held last Friday at the university’s Convocation arena. T h e P r e s i d e n t w a s a b l y represented by the Executive Secretary, NUC, Professor President Muhammadu Buhari Abubakar Adamu Rasheed mni, substantial investment in training disbursed loans to 259, 451 MFR, FNAL. programmes at all levels of the individuals across the 36 states and education sector and through FCT out of the 478, 388 eligible in this edition Jim Ovia Plans James Hope NUC Recognises Bayelsa Medical ASUU will Ensure Success of NUPEMCO University As 3rd For The State Pg. 7 University Pg. 12 —— Prof. Ogunyemi Pg. 14 EDITORIAL BOARD: Ibrahim Usman Yakasai (Chairman), Mal. Haruna Lawal Ajo (Editor), Miss Bunshak T.S, Yvonne Orekyeh, Nana M. Sani, Udey Felix, Aja-Nwachukwu Samuel, Hadiza Kaigama, Akazue Nony Ebele, Adeleke J. Adeyemi, Sadiq Abubakar Enquiries: [email protected] 4th February, 2019 Vol. 14 No. 05 beneciaries whose applications i m p a c t e d a s s e c o n d a r y that his administration had were processed. beneciaries under the National doubled efforts in stamping out Social Safety Net Programme corruption from public life and it He further stated that under comprising poor and vulnerable was common knowledge that GEEP, the Bank of Industry had household members, farmers, security agencies were currently provided loans and necessary c o o k s a n d o t h e r n e e d y prosecuting or seriously attending support for start-ups, urging the individuals. to corruption cases involving high graduands to explore the prole Nigerians. He said that available opportunities to add On the achievements of his government would continue to value to their capacities and to administration in the last 4 years, wage war against corruption and further build the nation’s President Buhari said it had indiscipline in Nigeria until it economy. r e m a i n e d c o m m i t t e d t o succeeded in operating a polity delivering on its promises of decent enough to promote genuine He said that under the Social improving security, creating job progress and prosperity to the Investment Programme (SIP) opportunities and ghting people. Reps. of Visitor, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed during the Recession after the convocation meant to full the present corruption. He reiterated that the The President said that the administration’s pledge of job government had succeeded in government has taking some tough creation, about 7million downgrading the threat Boko decisions in order to bequeath to Nigerians out of the projected 10 Haram was posing to the nation’s the youth a better tomorrow. He million had so far benetted territorial integrity and national enthused that “We want to from the N-Power scheme. cohesion. “We are succeeding in bequeath to you a country that is rooting out the remaining pockets self-sustaining, where your H e s a i d t h a t t h e g u r e of the misguided group as well as innovations will ourish, drive our represented 70% success rate in the cowardly acts of other economy and compete globally; a the implementation of the miscreants operating in other country where stealing of our programme. In addition to the 7 parts of the country”. He commonwealth will no longer be million direct beneciaries, he declared. seen as edifying but those involved informed that another 1.75 in it be treated common as million persons had also been President Buhari also reported thieves.” Page 2 MONDAY BULLETIN A Publication of The Office of The Executive Secretary 4th February, 2019 Vol. 14 No. 05 On the need for national peace and that of the country. He then FUT Minna due to peace and and unity, the President said that charged the graduands to be security that was guaranteed in the it was the duty of government to guided by thoughts of better state. ensure peaceful coexistence. He Nigeria for all. h i g h l i g h t e d t h a t t h e Governor Bello also stressed that as cosmopolitan environment In his speech, the Executive Nigeria was preparing to go to the under which the graduands Governor of Niger State, Dr. polls in the forthcoming general studied had fostered the spirit of Abubakar Sani Bello, who was elections, Nigerians should coexistence and tolerance represented by the Commissioner demonstrate high moral standards among them, emphasising that for Tertiary Education, Science and conduct themselves in peaceful with less crises, more resources a n d T e c h n o l o g y , H o n . manner during and after the could be channelled towards M u h a m m a d B a b a A d a m u , exercise. addressing other developmental needs in the society. He charged the graduands that as young people to play crucial roles President Buhari also expressed in addressing the situations as dismay over the dangerous trend positive agents, by advocating for of fake news through the social peace, unity, collective national media. He said that people had bargain towards unied aspiration resorted to concocting all for development devoid of ethno- manners of tales for character religious sentiments in the society. assassination and spreading false, scary and inciting The governor charged them to narratives leading to violence. remain resolute in their quest for h a r d w o r k a n d e x c e l l e n c e . He assured that as responsible H e a l s o a d m o n i s h e d government, it would not fold undergraduates to imbibe moral hands and allow the dangerous ethos and be worthy in learning and trend to continue as Law character so as to contribute to the enforcement agencies would development of the nation and Reps of the Visitor c o n t i n u e t o a p p r e h e n d Prof. Abubakar A. Rasheed humanity in general. promoters of hate speech, delivering speech cautioning the new graduates to appreciated that for the past 36 The Chancellor of the university, beware of such practices. years, FUT Minna had lived up to His Eminence, Eze Eberechi N. the expectations of Nigerians in Dick, the Eze Udo 1 of Mgboko On the forthcoming 2019 terms of access and opportunity Ngwa Amaise, Abia State, noted general elections, the President for university education. that as a specialised university of urged Nigerians to actively and Science and Technology, FUT credibly participate in the He said that the convocation Minna was committed to raising exercise, enjoining the students ceremony was a milestone in the self-working and condent to participate responsibly, shun history of the university based on graduates who were ready to violence and avoid being used as recent security challenges that compete in the highly competitive political thugs by those who did had characterised the education 21st century market of innovations, not mean well for their future system as many parents were inventions and discoveries. The condent to send their wards to university also explore information Page 3 MONDAY BULLETIN A Publication of The Office of The Executive Secretary 4th February, 2019 Vol. 14 No. 05 and ideas designed to make great Femi Odekunle informed that as convocation ceremony was difference in business and part of the determination of the graduating a total number of 4, 443 professional work as well as Governing Council to support students comprising of 3, 672 rst L-R the representative of the Visitor, ES, NUC, Prof. Rasheed and the Chancellor, His Eminence, Eze (Dr.) Eberechi N. Dick (JP) behind the visitor is the DCC, Ibrahim Usman Yakasai impact on humanity. the efforts of the university’s degrees including three afliate management, it was instrumental institutions and 772 postgraduate The Eze Udo I, commended the to the attraction of billions of degrees and diplomas. Among the Vice-Chancellor for the rapid naira to the university in graduands, he said that 72 had srt infrastructural development and furtherance to its development.