NUC approves new university for Niger State

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the revalidation of the recognition of Niger State College of Education, Minna, to a university of education.

Acting Executive Secretary of NUC, Chris Maiyaki, made this known during a visit of Niger State governor, Mohammed Umar Bago to the headquarters of the Commission on Thursday in Abuja.

Maiyaki, who a read a letter conveying the approval, said the institution initially secured conditional recognition as university of education in 2013, but some of the conditions were never met by the succecive administrations in Niger State, until the coming on board of Governor Bago.

He said with the new development, Niger State University of Education is now fully recognized as the 63rd state-owned university in Nigeria

“It will be recalled that Niger State University of Education, Minna, was recognized as duly established university in the Nigerian University System by the National Universities Commission….

” But that recognition was contingent to a formal concurrent in writing by the incoming administration as of at that time and its willingness to retain the university, but the process was never consummated by the successive Niger state administrations, until this government requested the activation of the NUC earlier recognition of Niger State 

University of Education, Minna,” Maiyaki said.