Why I established Jigawa state university - Lamido
From Abdullahi Anako, Dutse
Governor Sule Lamido yesterday said he established the Jigawa State University to provide access to education to the teeming youth of Jigawa state. Lamido made the statement when he laid the foundation for the senate building of the university in Kafin-Hausa.
He said as at 2010 only 26 percent of qualified candidates from Jigawa were able to get
From Abdullateef Aliyu, Ilorin
admission into universities in Nigeria, adding that less than 20 percent of qualified prospective students gain admission in Nigeria.
The Jigawa State governor said that his vision for the university is to produce job creators not job seekers, adding that the university will go a long way to address the manpower need of the state.
In his remark, the Jigawa state commissioner for education, Professor Haruna Wakili said the state executive council approved the establishment of the university in 2013. According to him the ivory towers will be IT driven adding that the academic brief provided that the university should start in 2013-2014 session with a 5-year development plan to mature in 2032/2033.
He said the university would take off in September with three faculties, nine departments and 15 programmes.
The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Abdullahji Ribadu thanked the governor for establishing a first class university in Dutse, saying the people of the state and Nigeria will benefit from the university.
Prison graduates 9 S/Sudan, SierraLeone officers
TFrom Sunday Isuwa, Kaduna
he Nigeria Prison College Kaduna has graduated five SouthSudanese, four Sierra Leonian nationals and 106 Nigerians as Assistant Superintendent of Prisons (ASPs). Speaking at a ceremony to mark the graduation of the 115 ASP cadets in the college, the reviewing officer and Minister of Interior, Abba Moro said the federal government was ready to confront and tackle the insecurity problem in the country.
Moro, who was represented by Aminu A. Sule, a Deputy Comptroller General of Prisons, said the ASP basic course international had equipped the officers on how to be security conscious in taking care of the inmates.
Moro, who assured foreigners of the federal government’s support in the training and retraining of prisons professionals, said Nigeria would always offer help to all African countries if the need arises.
“Nigeria will continue to lend support to African countries for professional training of Prison personnel,” Moro said. ASP Ajibola Kassin emerged best in Academics, ASP Adigwu Sunday was second best, while ASP Aloysious Ebgeke emerged third best.
The best cadet award in drill went to ASP Isiaku Ibrahim, ASP Omotayo Yemitope got the leadership award while Rose Abasi emerged the best well behaved cadet.
Retired Major General Alfred Clande Nelson Williams, acting Sierra Leone High Commissioner to Nigeria and Permena Makuet M. Riak, Ambassador Extra Ordinary, Republic of South Sudan to Nigeria were present at the occasion in Kaduna among other guests.
FG commences queala birds spray exercise in Sokoto
SFrom Abdulfatai Abdulsalami, Sokoto
okotostategovernmenthas reiterated its commitment to complement the federal government campaign against the invasion of quelea birds and other deadly insects affecting food production in the state.
The state commissioner for Agriculture, Alhaji Muhammadu Arzika Tureta stated this during the flagging off ceremony of aerial spray exercise of queala birds for this year’s dry season farming yesterday.
He noted that the havoc caused by the birds on the farmlands is enormous and required that all hands must be on desk. Tureta promised to facilitate the state government’s contribution towards the success of the programme. He added that “food security is a priority to Governor Aliyu Wamakko’s administration.”
He, however, applauded the minister for the support and promised the state government readiness to argument President Goodluck Jonathan’s Agricultural Transformation Agenda (ATA). Earlier, state Director, Agricultural Transformation Agenda (ATA), Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Dr. Jibrin Audu Enessey explained that the exercise was in response to the promise made by the minister to control queala birds menace twice a year nationwide.
He added that the number of farmers affected by birds prompted the federal government to take such adequate measures. He urged the affected states to always stick to the schedule time of the exercise in order to get timely result.
Kogi ALGON boss commends Wada on appointment of commissioner from Ajaokuta
TFrom Usman A. Bello, Lokoja
he Chairman, Kogi State Chapter of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria,(ALGON), Aloysius Okino, has commended the state governor, Idris Wada, on the appointment of Mrs. Bilikisu Momoh as commissioner from Ajaokuta local government area.
In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Strategy, Ibrahim Obansa, the ALGOn boss described Wada as a focused and listening leader who can be trusted. Okino who is also the chairman of Ajaokuta local government council, said the governor had fulfilled his promises to the Ajaokuta people. Okino expressed confidence that the choice of Mrs Momoh as commissioner for Women Affairs would no doubt bring the needed transformation to the ministry given her track record as a career civil servant.
Okino called on the people of Ajaokuta local government and the entire state to support the developmental strides of the governor, noting that his council has put various measures in place to complement the transformation agenda of the government and bring accelerated development to the area.