The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the establishment of Zamfara State University as the\u00a0 47th state university and 162 among universities in the country.<\/p>\n
Prof. Abubakarheed, the Executive Secretary, NUC while giving a letter of approval to the government of Zamfara state in Abuja, called for more dedication toward promoting education development in the state and country.<\/p>\n
See Also:<\/strong>\u00a02018 WAEC English Answers is Now Out<\/a><\/p>\n Abubakar also urged the government of Zamfara to take full advantage of the establishment of the university and contribute its quota to advance the course of education.<\/p>\n He commended the governor for setting aside N3billion for specific use in staff development, establishment fund and laboratory equipment.<\/p>\n According to him, this commitment is a good model that should be emulated by whoever wants to establish a university.<\/p>\n \u201cI write on behalf of NUC that with effect from Monday, March 12, the Zamfara State University is approved as the 47th state university and also 162 universities in Nigeria.<\/p>\n \u201cZamfara is the last state to establish a university. But the establishment is apt when you will have to key into the reform programme the NUC is having now and will be of benefit to you.<\/p>\n \u201cThe NUC is looking at how we can be more effective in our regulation of all universities in Nigeria.\u201d<\/p>\n Rasheed said investment in higher education, educational growth and knowledge was becoming more important than the natural resources.<\/p>\n He, however, urged the state to increase its activities that would enable the university achieve its goals as it commenced operations later in the year. (NAN)<\/p>\n Post on Waec English past questions<\/a> and answers can be viewed here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"… (0 comment)<\/a><\/span>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":41268,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n