Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has approved N50 million and the construction of staff quarters and students’ hostels for the Nigerian Army University, Biu (NAUB).
Zulum gave the approval while receiving the management of the university led by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Kyari Mohammed, in Maiduguri on Friday, August 11, 2023.
The governor said: “In-shaa Allah, we will provide accommodation for staff as well as hostels for students’ use at the university.
“On this note, I want to direct the Commissioner for Works and Housing to come up with an architectural design for the project.”
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He further directed the Borno State Ministry of Education to prepare a list of deserving students from the three senatorial zones of the state that would be awarded scholarship to pursue higher education at the university.
Governor Zulum also directed all state-owned tertiary institutions to re-introduce convocation ceremonies which were suspended due to the activities of Boko Haram insurgency, saying such ceremonies help in identifying performing students for award of scholarships for their studies.
Speaking, the NAUB Vice-Chancellor commended the remarkable progress made by Borno State Government in education under Zulum’s administration that transformed it into a reference point.
Mohammed said: “As a university, we are particularly encouraged by the monumental achievements recorded in the education sector, from the primary to the tertiary levels.
“In terms of teacher quality development, recruitment, training and re-training, and the high-quality infrastructural development for which Borno is now a reference point around the country.”
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