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  • Emir of Suleja seeks proper funding of education

    Emir of Suleja seeks proper funding of education

    The Emir of Suleja, Alhaji Awwal Ibrahim, has called for proper funding of education to arrest the deplorable state of the sector in the country.

    A statement issued by Mrs Lydia Legbo, spokesman of the Federal University of Technology Minna, said the emir made the call when the Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Abdullahi Bala, paid him a courtesy visit at his palace.

    The monarch noted that the deplorable standard of education in the country should be of utmost concern to government and all stakeholders in the country.

    He said that even though education remains the bedrock of development in any nation, it has not received the desired attention in the country, thereby, churning out half baked youths who have become nuisance to the society.

    Ibrahim assured the vice chancellor of the full support of Suleja Emirate Council to make the university one of the best in the country.

    The emir advised it to get involved in efforts to sanitise the society and  requested the university to organize a dialogue in Suleja to address the problem of examination malpractice and other social vices in the community.

    Read Also: Adeleke VC calls for urgent intervention in education

    He also urged the institution to fast track the take-off of its Suleja Study Centre, to offer more opportunities to students especially from the emirate.

    Earlier, the vice chancellor said the visit was to seek for prayers, advice and royal blessings in the task of piloting the institution.

    Bala said the university remains grateful to the emir for his support since its establishment in 1983.

    He pledged to do more to the university’s host communities in the area of community service.

    The vice chancellor said the Suleja Study Centre would soon become operational, adding that it would run Pre-degree, IJMB, Diploma and Certificate programmes.

    Bala however said that the delay in the take off of the centre was due to absence of an administrative block and hostel accommodation for students.

    He therefore called on philanthropists and private individuals in the area to build students hostels while university completes the construction of the administrative block.

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  • FUT Chancellor lauds “seamless” selection of new VC

    FUT Chancellor lauds “seamless” selection of new VC

    The Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology ( FUT ), Minna, Eze Eberechi N. Dick, has commended the governing council of the institution for the seamless selection of the institution’s vice chancellor.

    A statement issued on Monday in Minna by Mrs Lydia Legbo, FUT Public Relations Officer, said Dick made the commendation when he received the Governing Council of the university at his palace in Aba.

    He described the selection process as most transparent and rancour-free, and charged the council to steer the university to greatness.

    “I am excited that you passed your first litmus test by conducting the most transparent and rancour-free selection process leading to the appointment of a new vice chancellor for the university.

    “The seamless nature of the exercise has shown to the world that FUT Minna has come of age,” he said.

    Read also: Prof. Bala takes over as new VC FUT Minna

    The monarch urged members of the university council to bring their wealth of experience to bear in the running of the institution and provide the needed leadership and counselling to the management.

    He congratulated the new Vice Chancellor, Prof. Abdullahi Bala on his appointment and advised him to use his experience in advancing the fortunes of the university.

    “I am glad that you are on a familiar terrain and we are optimistic that at the end of your tenure, we shall all have every reason to be happy with you.”

    Dick urged the governing council to work harmoniously with the university management and assured of his total support to the institution.

    Earlier, Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council, Prof. Femi Odekunle, said the visit was to inmate the chancellor on new appointments at the university.

    He said the Council conducted a very open and transparent selection process which culminated in the appointment of Prof. Bala as the 7th Vice-Chancellor of the University.

    In his comment, the vice chancellor solicited the cooperation and advice of the chancellor and members of the governing council to effectively run the university over the next five years.

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  • VC urges old students to support FUT, Minna

    VC urges old students to support FUT, Minna

    Prof. Musbau Akanji, Vice-Chancellor ( VC ), Federal University of Technology, Minna, has urged old students of the school to support its quest toward becoming a leading technology institute in the world.

    Akanbi, in a speech at the maiden Alumni Reunion programme held at the university on Monday, said that it was the turn of the students to give back to the school that trained them.

    A statement by Mrs. Lydia Legbo, the institution’s Public Relations Officer, quoted Akanbi as challenging the old students to strive toward making the institution a model university that others would seek to emulate.

    Akanbi, who praised the old students for being good ambassadors that had made the institution proud, said that they were the pride of its founding fathers.

    “The university is happy with the numerous commendations received from employers and government agencies on the performance of its alumni.

    “The institution is very proud of your achievements; you are the real owners of the university and should initiate measures toward making it a centre of excellence,” he said.

    He disclosed that the university was doing well based on the latest webo-metric and 4ICU rankings.

    “I am pleased to inform you that FUT, Minna is now number five in 4ICU ranking in Nigeria, and 45 in Africa, out of more than 4,323 universities ranked by international organizations,” he said.

    He said that the institution had also been ranked the best among specialised universities in Nigeria.

    Akanbi informed the alumni that the university had re-engineered its transcript delivery process from three
    months to one week, adding that graduates could get their certificates on the day of
    convocation.

    Speaking earlier, the Chairman, National Caretaker Committee of FUT, Minna Alumni, Dr. Mohammed Jiya, thanked his colleagues for the deep interest in the school, saying that the Reunion programme was geared at re-connecting graduates.

    “The idea is to build a robust alumni association that every graduate of the university will be proud of,” he said.

    The event witnessed the presentation of awards to former Vice-Chancellors( VC ) and alumni that had distinguished themselves in their chosen fields.

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  • FUT Minna announces mid-semester break, mourns student

    FUT Minna announces mid-semester break, mourns student

    The management of   Federal University of Technology, Minna, on Thursday announced a two-week mid-semester break for all students.

    The spokesperson of the university, Mrs. Lydia Legbo, said in a statement in Minna that normal academic activities would resume on March 2.

    The statement also announced the death of a 300-level student in the Department of Chemistry Education, Yeye Emmanuel Olalekan, who slumped on Wednesday while playing football on the pitch at the Bosso Campus of the university.

    Olalekan, 23, an indigene of Kwara, was rushed to the University Health Centre where he was certified dead.

    The statement said the institution’s management at its emergency meeting on Thursday directed that all necessary steps be taken to determine the circumstances surrounding the student’s death.

    It extended the management’s condolences to the bereaved family, students and the entire university community, praying God to grant them the fortitude to bear the loss.

     

  • 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.