Govt’ll fund new varsities – Minister

Date: 04-07-2012 1:16 pm (11 years ago) | Author: AYORINDE MAYOWA
- at 4-07-2012 01:16 PM (11 years ago)
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Minister of Education, Prof. Ruqayyatu Rufa’i, has said the
 
government is committed to ensuring that the new nine federal universities meet international standards.

 

Speaking in Lokoja, Kogi State yesterday after inspecting the temporary and permanent sites of the Federal University, Lokoja, she promised that
   
the universities would not be starved of funds.

 

The minister
 
commended the
 
work at the Federal University Lokoja, adding that she was pleased with the structures being put in place.

 

Rufa’i said it would be better for the university to start
 
academic activities with appreciable infrastructure.

 

The minister, during her visit to Governor Idris Wada, appealed to the state government to resettle
 
those
 
whose structures are still within the university environment

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