The directive coincided with the decision of the Bauchi government to shut down all schools in the state for five weeks in the spirit of Ramadan.
The Commissioner for Finance, Budget, and Economic Planning, Asiwaju Idris, disclosed this at a citizens’ sensitisation programme on Thursday in Lokoja.
The NUC in an earlier letter dated January 22, 2025, had approved 14 programmes, all to be offered full-time at the university starting in the 2024/2025.
The rector urged the staff to emulate the retiree, describing him as an erudite scholar and a mentor.
The registrar stated that the government and the security agencies had been duly informed of the incident.
The Kuwaiti ambassador highlighted the long-standing bilateral relations between Kuwait and Nigeria, dating back to the 1960s when the Al-Sabah School was built in Kaduna.
Mr Bago said arrangements had been concluded to expand schools and renovate them with N100 billion in 2025.
The commissioner said pupils not found in school during school hours would be arrested and used to apprehend their parents.
“There are so many illegal schools and hospitals on the Plateau. The state is really suffering from that anomaly,” said the education commissioner.
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He said candidates could check their results and obtain more information on the NABTEB website: www.nabteb.gov.ng.
