The Federal Government has tasked the federal universities to look at the major critical areas of challenging inadequate funding.
Mallam Adamu Adam, the Minister of Education, who said this while Inaugurating the governing council of 13 federal universities, also asked the council members to make judicious use available resources
Adamu asked the members to come up with new creative ways to improve funding in your institution, while tasking them to block loopholes and generate ideas that will increase the internally generated revenue of the universities.
He also advised them to comply with the Federal Character Commission in the appointment of officers.
“You will have to block the loopholes where the IGR slides away, I urge you to also comply and respect the rule of the Federal Character Commission in the appointment of your officers,” he said.
He said the visitation panels will be visiting the universities in the next weeks, “ the new council members to effectively cooperate with the panel so as to lay a good foundation.”
The governing boards are for are Federal University Lokoja, Kogi; Federal University, Lafia, Nasarawa; Federal University, Kashere, Gombe; Federal University, Wukari, Taraba; Federal University, Dutsin Ma, Katsina; Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa; Federal University, Ndufu Alike, Ebonyi; Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa; Federal University, Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi; Federal University, Gusau, Zamfara; Federal University, Gashua, Yobe; and Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo Benue.
Professor Adamu Rasheed, the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), at the event, said the inauguration of the council members marks the beginning of a new phase in the introduction of first 12 specialised universities.
“The NUC is also inspired by the Map of 2018-2020 and it has been committed to revitalising Nigeria university education such as urgent fostering skills development and entrepreneur as well as addressing inadequacies in facilities,” Mr Adamu said.
Responding, the representative of the newly appointed chairmen, Funmilayo Monguno, while pledging the best of services from the council members, said the members looked forward to cooperation from the Minister and the NUC specifically in the provision of useful information.
The Federal Government was however silent on the governing councils of the University of Port Harcourt, and the Nigerian Maritime University, Okerenkoko, in Delta State, earlier dissolved.
