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  • FUT Minna expels 700 students

    The Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Prof. Musbau Akanji, on Thursday disclosed that 700 students of the institution were expelled during the last academic session for various offenses.

    The institution has also matriculated 5,141 students for the 2016/2017 academic session.

    Speaking to journalists after the 30th matriculation ceremony of the university, Akanji said majority of the students were expelled due to low academic performance.

    He added that the students scored below 1.5 pass mark

    The vice chancellor said, “At the end of the 2015/2016 academic session, the university expelled about 700 students for various offenses, majority of them are due to low academic performance. We have cancelled pass degree and this had raised the bar. Most of those expelled could not score above 1.5.”

    Ankaji said the university has put in measures to reduce the high rate of failures recorded last year, adding that tutorial teachers from the postgraduate school would be engaged to give the students tutorials.

     

  • FUT Minna, others win NUC research awards

    The Federal University of Technology Minna (FUT Minna) has emerged the overall third best university in the Sixth Nigerian Universities Research Development Fair (NURESDEF) organised by the National Universities Commission (NUC).

    The fair, with the theme, ‘Research and innovations: A panacea to national industrial transformation,’ was hosted by the Nnamdi Azikwe University (NAU) in Awka, Anambra State.

    The results were announced by the Director of Research, Innovations and Development at the NUC, Dr. Suleiman Ramon-Yusuf at the closing ceremony.

    University of Uyo came first overall, while NAU was second.

    A breakdown of the results of the different categories showed that in Life, Sciences and Medicine, Redeemers University came first; Kogi State University, second; and FUT Minna, third.

    In Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine category, Covenant University topped the chart; UNIZIK and FUT Minna came second; while University of Ilorin was third.

    In the Science and Technology Category, University of Uyo came first; FUT Minna was second while University of Ilorin came third.

    FUT Minna’s Director, Directorate of Research, Innovations and Development (DRID), Prof Husseini Makun thanked the researchers for making the university proud through their various projects.

    He also thanked the university management for stimulating research at the institution.

    The fair provides a platform for universities to showcase their achievements and development oriented research projects and programmes and encourage industries to sponsor research works in universities for commerce.

    However, the Chairman of the occasion and Secretary-General, Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities, Prof Michael Faborode, lamented the non-participation of government and industrialists in the fair.

     

  • ISIS recruiter a weak student – FUT Minna

    The suspected recruiter for the Islamic State (ISIS), Abdussalam Enesi Yunusa, who was arrested by the Department of State Security (DSS) on Monday, has been described as weak and unserious student by the Federal University of Technology, Minna.

    The institution’s Chief Information Officer, Mrs. Lydia Legbo, on Wednesday said Yunusa registered for the 2010/2011 academic session, but absconded after the first semester in the 2014/2015 academic session.

    “The said Abdussalam Yunusa was admitted into FUT Minna in 2010/2011 academic session. He was a weak student who last registered in the 2014/2015 academic session but absconded after the first semester.

    “From our records, he is in 300- level student and did not register for the current academic session (2015/2016). His course mates graduated in 2014/2015 and are currently being mobilized for National Youth Service,” Legbo stated.

    She commended the security agencies in their efforts to rid the society of deviants.

     

  • Varsity withdraws 460 students over poor academic performance

    Varsity withdraws 460 students over poor academic performance

    The Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna in Niger, has withdrawn 460 hundred level students following “very poor’’ performance in the just-concluded academic session.

    According to Mrs. Lydia Legbo, Information Officer of the University, the students’ performance was not acceptable, hence the decision to ask them to go.

    She told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Tuesday that the institution could not violate the National Universities Commission (NUC)’s guidelines in respect of minimum standards.

    She added that students were warned to be dedicated to their studies when they were offered admission.

    She said that letters of withdrawal were served on the affected students by the school’s management on Friday.

    The information officer said the affected 100 level students were from various departments.

    According to her, “they were asked to withdraw because they could not meet the requirement set for students to move to the next level in the pursuit of their education by the NUC.”

    She said the affected students could not get a GPA of 1.5 after the session “and by virtue of the guideline, they cannot continue their programmmes.”

    Legbo said with the cancellation of Pass certificates by universities in the country by NUC, and the inability of the students to make the cut off grade, there was no way they could perform better in the next level of their education.

    She said any other student who failed to measure up to the standard of the university academically and morally, would be shown the way out.

  • FUT Minna gets research policy and strategy document

    FUT Minna gets research policy and strategy document

    The Federal University of Technology (FUT) Minna has introduced a Research Policy and Strategy document to set a strategic direction for research in the institution.

    The Deputy Director, Directorate of Research , Innovation and Development (DRID), Dr. Moses Olutoye, while presenting the document to the university, said the policy would play a crucial role in improving students and lecturers’ understanding of research administration and funding, in anticipation of more productive research endeavours.

    He pointed out that the document which aids understanding of research in the university and protects the creativity of researchers and their intellectual property.

    Olutoye said that DRID is also working to ensure that the institution’s research output is mirrored by other higher institutions with the aim of bringing the University to the limelight in a promising high technology and competitive market.

    The four issues covered by the document are: national strategic approach to research; improvement of administrative data system; building capacity across all areas of research; and improvement in knowledge transfer.

  • FUT MINNA withdraws 10 PG students

    Ten Post Graduate students have been withdrawn by the Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna for poor academic performances and absence from school.

    The Senate of the University approved the withdrawal of the students during its 400th sitting.

    The withdrawal was contained in a statement issued by the school’s Head of information, Mrs. Lydia Legbo.

    Seven of the students were withdrawn for poor academic performance while the other three were withdrawn for being absent from school for two consecutive academic sessions without official permission.

    Those withdrawn for poor academic performance include: Muktar Khalid, Mohammed Kudu, Ibrahim Adamu and Mohammed El-Mamud who are Masters Degree students from Department of Industrial and Technology Education.

    Others are Ahmad Nana Hauwa’u (Microbiology), Hamza Tauheed and Muhammad Nda Hauwa both from Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension Technology.

    Those withdrawn from school for being absent are Miriam Fayenuwo Olaitan and  Abdulaziz Bilkisu Zakari of Computer Engineering.

     

  • No Sallah for FUT MINNA students

    The colourful celebration, excitement and joy that come with Eid-ul Kabir (Muslims’ festival) should have been enough for students of the Federal University of Technology, Minna (FUT MINNA) in Niger State to ease off academic stress. But, the ongoing semester examination made some of them to celebrate Sallah with caution.

    Many Muslim students of the school remained on campus during the Sallah holiday. Some of them, who spoke to CAMPUSLIFE, relived why they chose not to celebrate Sallah.

    Taking a break after hours of reading, Hadizah Omoniyan, a 300-Level Estate Management student, moved round a lecturer theatre to refresh her brain. She said the Sallah period was not a time “grooving”, saying: “It is time to study hard.”

    Asked how she felt marking the Sallah in the classroom, Hadiza said: “It is not funny, because many of us could not go home to celebrate with our parents. The exam came at a wrong time.”

    Usman Mobolaji, a 300-Level Entrepreneurship and Business Studies student, said: “It is not easy staying on campus during a festive period but we have got no choice.”

    According to Usman, the school should have given extensive break for students to refresh their brain. He said: “The school management did not give us enough time to read. You can imagine a student taking exam from Monday to Friday. We even write exam in the evening. So it has not been easy but l just have to cope.”

    On what should be done, Usman said the management should make provision for holiday whenever examination coincided with major festivals.

    Sodiq Yusuf, a 100-Level Mathematics and Statistics student, said the management should have fixed the examination before the Sallah. He said: “This apart, the timetable has not affected me. Everything is okay.”

    Hassan Yahaya, also a student, expressed similar opinion, saying: “The Sallah went fine and it was fantastic marking it on the campus.”

     

     

  • FUT Minna produces 34 First Class graduates

    over 3, 400 students will be conferred with bachelor’s  and higher degrees at the 24th convocation of the Federal University of Technology (FUT) Minna, on Saturday.

    The Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof Musibau Akanji, said 2,903 of the graduands are bachelor’s degree holders, while 105 and 453 would be graduating with Post Graduate Diplomas and Masters’ degrees. An additional 29 graduates, he said, will bag doctorate degrees.

    Akanji further said 34 of the first degree graduates made first class, while 811 are in the second class upper, 1,363 are in second class lower and 648 got third class categories with 47 others making the pass grade.

    Akanji said in fulfilment of his promise on assumption as the Vice Chancellor of the institution, certificates would be issued to all graduates after Saturday’s ceremony.

    Activities to mark the convocation began with a Juma’at prayer last Friday and a special church service on Sunday. An exhibition of academic exploits holds today at Suleimanu Kumo Convocation Square, main campus, Gidan Kwano, while the Convocation lecture titled: “The role of law in the enhancement of socio-economic growth of the nation” will be delivered tomorrow by the former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi.

     

  • FUT Minna plans three engineering courses

    FUT Minna plans three engineering courses

    The Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna is to introduce three new courses in Engineering in 2015/2016 academic session.

    The courses, oil and gas engineering, welding engineering and material and metallurgical engineering, are expected to take off from 2015/2016 academic session.

    The Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof Musbau Akanji, who disclosed this in Minna at the flag off of the Module ‘C’ Welders training and certification programme under the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) said already two of the departments – Welding and oil and gas engineering have been approved by the Senate of the institution.

    Akanji said government’s desire to domesticate the activities in the country’s oil and gas industry informed the decision to start the programmes.

    He also said that the new courses were designed to enhance the country’s developmental efforts in the petroleum industry.

    Akanji said that the institution has a lot of manpower in the School of Engineering that would be deployed to the new departments.

    “It is our fervent hope that the three new programmes will scale through the National Universities Commission (NUC) verification; and by the next academic session we intend to start the programmes,” he said.

    The Vice Chancellor praised the PTDF for its continued assistance to the university in the area of infrastructural and human development.

    He added that the institution would partner with the agency to train more Welders towards reducing the deficit in the number of skilled welders in the country.

  • FUT expels 5 students over exam malpractice

    The authorities of the Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna, had expelled five students of the institution over alleged examination malpractice.

    This is contained in a statement signed by the university’s Registrar, Mrs. Victoria Kolo, in Minna on Monday.

    The statement stated that the action would serve as deterrent to others nursing similar ideas.

    They are: Ishola Kolawole, Department of Chemical Engineering; Sani Francis, Agriculture and Bio Resources Engineering; Wole Agbaje, Electrical/Computer Engineering; Akpan Augustus, Chemical Engineering and Michael Idahosa, Library and Information Technology.

    It called on students to desist from acts capable of smearing their names, and put in positive effort that would lead them to success.