Niger State University Set to Commence Academic Activities In September 2014

Niger State University Set to
Commence Academic Activities In
September 2014
The Governor of Niger state, Muázu Babangida Aliyu
has declared that the state University of Education,
which is an initiative of his administration, would
commence academic activities in September this
year.
Like we all know, the Niger State University of
Education is the first of its kind in the northern part
of Nigeria and was transmuted from Niger State
College of Education to Niger State University of
Education.
It is also the second of such institution in the country,
the first being Tai Solarin University of Education,
Ikene in Ogun State.
While speaking during the inauguration of the
projects ahead of the commencement of the new
university, the State governor, governor Aliyu also
named the Provost of the College of Education,
Professor Umar Abdulrasheed, as the pioneer Vice
Chancellor of the University of Education.
Likewise, the Chairman, Governing Board of the
College, Prof. Mohammed Daniyan, is also named by
the state governor, to be the Chancellor of the
proposed university.
The governor also went on to add that their
appointments were based on the records of
distinctive performance by the two officers which led
to the transformation of the citadel to an institution
being sought after by students from across Nigeria.
Among the projects inaugurated by Governor Aliyu
which were executed from the Tertiary Education
Trust Fund (TETFUND) and as well, Internally
Generated Fund (IGR) included, the N500 million
Introductory Technology Centre (ITC).
Other projects commissioned by the Governor are
the Centre for Educational Technology (CET), 1, 000
sitting capacity lecture theatre and as well as the
construction and equipment of a Micro Finance Bank
and a campus FM Radio station.
The governor also went on to disclose that the Niger
State government has also paid for resource
inspection of facilities as provided for the immediate
take-off of the university in September, 2014 as a
pre-condition for the National Universities
Commission’s approval.
We hope everything goes right and academic
activities commence in September as scheduled.