He said the university would serve as a catalyst for social and economic development.
The process now moves to the harmonisation stage.
Mr Alausa said that there was no need to put pressure on the president to establish new universities
The Board of Trustees, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), has approved the suspension of the foreign component of the TETFund Scholarship for Academic Staff (TSAS) Intervention with effect from
”He (TETFund boss) chose to neglect it. We will not take it. This is your last warning,” the Reps committee told Mr Echono’s subordinate.
“We have resolved to make the process of accessing this funds less cumbersome,” she said.
He identified the pending issues as non-completion of the renegotiated 2009 FGN/ASUU agreement, inadequate funding of public universities, and non-release of arrears of the EAA.
TETFund has completed the installation of N250 million worth of transplant and urology equipment for prostate and kidney stone treatment in seven hospitals.
According to the education minister, this time around, the government will ensure it bridges the gap between researchers and industries.
The rector of the state-owned Zamfara Polytechnic, Talata Mafara, Sirajo Shinkafi, has lamented the rate of brain drain affecting the institution.
