The vice chancellor, University of Abuja (UNIABUJA), Prof
Michael Adikwu has decried what he described as the deplorable state of
infrastructure of the university as befitting of an institution located in the
federal capital territory, Abuja.
Calling for increased funding for the university, he said
the institution deserves special attention especially in the area of
infrastructural development, academic upgrade and the employment of requisite
number of personnel.
Adikwu, who made the declaration in Abuja recently while
receiving visiting members of senate committee on education led by Senator
Barau Jibrin said, “The university is faced with so many developmental
challenges which were attributable in large part to the fact that it did not
benefit from any take-off grant from the federal government which could have
ensured that physical structures and facilities were provided to support the
expansion of academic activities.”
He further disclosed that presently the university has nine
faculties and college of Health Sciences running a total of over 50 courses and
that six of the faculties and the College of Health Sciences are now on the
main campus. There are also a total of 56,000 students and a staff over 2,000
comprising academic, senior non-academic and junior staff in the service of the
university.
He said ‘’at the inception of the present administration we
embarked on the rehabilitation of physical facilities at both campuses under
the NEEDS intervention programme to make learning more conducive. The effort
has paid off as the structures now wear new look and could stand the test of
time for a few more years to come.’’
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