University Of Jos Gets President’s Approval As Cancer Centre

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved University of Jos in North-Central Nigeria as a National Cancer Centre.

Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, gave the cheering news while answering questions from State House Correspondents after he had a closed door meeting with President Buhari.

He said the people of the State will remain grateful to President Muhammadu Buhari for delivering a lot of democratic dividends to the State.

According to him, “My visit to the President is to come and show him appreciation because of what he has done for Plateau State in the last few months. Just a week or two ago, we just got approval to make the University of Jos a Cancer Centre.

“Recently, the President approved the establishment of an orthopaedic hospital in Jos, Plateau State; the only one in North-Central. He also approved the establishment of a Federal Medical Centre in Wase. Another one is the Federal Polytechnic Shendam, which is starting this year in October to be precise.

The President has also approved the conversion of the Federal College of Education Pankshin to a Federal University of Education and immediately approved the establishment of another Federal college of Education in the State.”