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NUC Approves Niger State University Of Education

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the Niger State University of Education as the 270th university in Nigeria.

The Acting Executive Secretary of the NUC formally presented the approval letter to the governor of the state, Mohammed Bago, at the Commission’s Head Office in Abuja.

This was made known on Thursday, by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Bologi Ibrahim in a statement.

According to the statement, Bago expressed gratitude to the NUC for the reactivation and approval of a process that, he said, started over a decade ago.

“There is a deficit in Educational facilities hence, my administration is desirous of making Niger State “the Massachusetts of Nigeria.

“Funding the University will not be a problem as an Education Trust Fund law is already in place mandating 1% of every State Government contract to go into the Trust Fund,” Bago said.

The governor appealed to the NUC to expedite the approval of Medicine in the Ibrahim Babangida University Lapai for the full take-off of Medical courses in the institution.

He also said that he is confident that the upgrade of the Federal College of Education Kontagora to a University of Education signed by the Buhari administration will soon come to fruition.

The governor stated that his administration will change the unemployment narrative by establishing a hub for vocational training.

The Acting Executive Secretary of NUC, Chris Mayaki, congratulated the state government for revalidating and completing the process of establishing the State University of Education.

While pledging the full support of the NUC, Mayaki called on the state government to utilize the advisory role of the commission for professional and technical advice needed for sustainable funding and operation of the University.

The idea of converting the state College of Education to the University of Education was conceived by the Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu Administration in 2013 and it was recognised as a duly established University in the Nigerian University System by the NUC on the 8 of May 2015.

The State University of Education is now enlisted as the 270th University in Nigeria with effect from 28th September 2023. And this makes it the 2nd State Owned University.

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