From Yakubu Mustapha Minna
Governor Mohammed Umar Bago of Niger state has earmarked N20 billion to be included in the 2024 budget for the take-off of the State University of Education Minna.
The Governor disclosed this when he inaugurated the Implementation Committee for the take off of the University at the Government House Minna.
He called on the Committee to shy away from bureaucratic judgement.
The Governor also explained that the take-off of the University of Education will not prevent the College of Education (COE) Minna, from running its programmes, explaining that the COE will be operating under the University.
Bago then stressed his administration’s plans to make the State a hub of education, disclosed that proposals are also on the ground for the establishment of the University of Agriculture Mokwa, the University of Energy and Renewable Energy Shiroro, as well as the University of Medicine Suleja.
Chairman of the Implementation Committee and former Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. Mohammed Kuta Yahaya on behalf of other Committee members appreciated the Governor for finding them worthy to serve and promised to work diligently to ensure that the University becomes one of the best in the country.
Terms of Reference of the Committee, include to develop a transition programme for the full take-off of the University and to determine the financial and infrastructural requirements by the extant rules of the University laws and that of the National University Commission (NUC).
