The Vice-Chancellor, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Professor Suleiman Mohammed has said that the institution would commence College of Medicine and Health Sciences courses and Faculty of Engineering courses in the 2021/2022 academic session.
Bala Mohammed stated this when he led other management of the university before the state House of Assembly Committee on Education on the institution’s 2021 budget assessment in Lafia.
The vice-chancellor said that the arrangement for the take-off of the two programs in the institution has reached an advanced stage with a target of the next academic session.
Bala Mohammed commended the committee for supporting the activities of the university to succeed.
He also appreciated Gov. Abdullahi Sule for given adequate attention to the university.
He, however, identified the challenges facing the university to include insufficient funds for staff salaries, unremitted funds by various channels of school fees collections, and insufficient budget provision.
The VC has assured of his continued determination to ensure that the standard of education is maintained in the institution for the overall development of the state.
The Chairman, House Committee on Education Hon Daniel Ogazi, said that the committee invited the institution to know its 2021 budget performance as well as other emerging challenges facing the institution with a view of fashioning out ways to address them.
Ogazi confirmed the assembly’s readiness to give the institution the most desire attention it deserves.
He also said that the Nasarawa State House of Assembly is supporting the location of Federal University Lafia Teaching Hospital at Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital (DASH) Lafia considering its proximity, benefits, and other advantages associated with the location.
The state Accountant General Zakka Yakubu, said that the state government is working hard to take over the salary of the core staff of the university for an improved standard of education among other sundry issues affecting the institution.
