The National University Commission (NUC) has approved the University of Africa as the 43rd state university in the country.

The National University Commission (NUC) has approved the University of Africa as the 43rd state university in the country.

Its approval followed the formal presentation of the relevant gazette law, academic brief and physical masterplan as well as the satisfactory report of the advisory resource assessment visit by the commission.

The University of Africa is an initiative of the Bayelsa State Government, which will, however, run as a Public Private Partnership (PPP), since the state government will only provide the enabling environment, while the financing would come from the private sector.

Giving the nod, through a letter dated 28 of July 2016, the Executive Secretary of the commission, Professor Julius Okojie, while congratulating the state government, noted that, the establishment of the university took effect from the 28th of July, having complied with the basic requirements.

According to Okojie, the University of Africa is also the 143rd in the Nigerian university system.

In a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Bayelsa State Governor, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, yesterday and made available to the press, Governor Seriake Dickson had led a delegation of top government officials to the office of the commission in Abuja and were received by executive secretary, who briefed the governor on the latest development and the approval of the university.

The statement disclosed that, Okojie handed over the letter of approval to Dickson during the visit, as he also commended him for the initiative.

In his remarks, Dickson, while thanking the NUC Executive Secretary for the warm reception accorded him and his team, explained that, the University of Africa, Toru-Orua was conceived as a public private partnership and it is designed as a first rate institution of learning that will also attract some of the best teachers from Africa and the world.

He said the university will be funded by its partners and the government would only provide the enabling environment for its establishment.

The Bayelsa State Chief Executive said, there is need for more private universities to be established and they must be fee paying, pointing out that, it is the only way to make funding of tertiary institutions viable and sustainable.

His words “I am here leading this small delegation to present to you these laws passed by the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, establishing a new university that we want to bring about working with the private sector. It will be run on a PPP basis.

It is a University unlike the existing one, it will not be directly funded by the state. Our belief is that moving forward for a university to be sustainable, we must create room for private sector participation and involvement.

The University of Africa, Toru-Orua, is the first of its kind in this country, that is established by government with private sector involvement and it will be strictly a fee paying tertiary institution that will attract students from across the continent and the globe. It will be the model as we encourage more private universities in the country”



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This is a good one coming from FG but hope the school is well funded and managed. Majority of our schools are in bad condition.

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TheVictorious:
This is a good one coming from FG but hope the school is well funded and managed. Majority of our schools are in bad condition.

It is a state owned university proposed by Government of Bayelsa State. It is a good idea but coming at a wrong time when the first state-owned Niger Delta University has been shutdown for more than four(4) months due to lack of funds to run the university as claimed by state government.

You can propose a new state-owned university when the existing one is totally out of use. Wrong initiative by the Bayelsa State at this time.

timmy247x:




It is a state owned university proposed by Government of Bayelsa State. It is a good idea but coming at a wrong time when the first state-owned Niger Delta University has been shutdown for more than four(4) months due to lack of funds to run the university as claimed by state government.

You can propose a new state-owned university when the existing one is totally out of use. Wrong initiative by the Bayelsa State at this time.

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It may be indirectly own by those in power in Bayelsa state. That's what's in vogue now

9japride:
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It may be indirectly own by those in power in Bayelsa state. That's what's in vogue now

We heard it's that tall and huge man collecting the certificate that owns it.

timmy247x:


We heard it's that tall and huge man collecting the certificate that owns it.

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U may not b far from the truth. Na their way b that, using public funds to their advantage

9japride:
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U may not b far from the truth. Na their way b that, using public funds to their advantage

The bill to establish the university was past through the Bayelsa State Rubber-stamp House of Assembly in just few days and here we are.

The said university is to be cited at Toru-orua, this huge man's home town.

timmy247x:


The bill to establish the university was past through the Bayelsa State Rubber-stamp House of Assembly in just few days and here we are.

The said university is to be cited at Toru-orua, this huge man's home town.

U see am, but if its to pass a bill that will benefit the general public, it will take ages for it be passed. They keep getting richer. Same with Rochas Okorocha and Edo state governor they also established a university in their states, they said it's a private partnership project with their states. Can u imagine the bloody liars. Yet people will kill and died for their matter

Dickson will b d highest shareholder of d University, as don in Edo n Imo

9japride:


U see am, but if its to pass a bill that will benefit the general public, it will take ages for it be passed. They keep getting richer. Same with Rochas Okorocha and Edo state governor they also established a university in their states, they said it's a private partnership project with their states. Can u imagine the bloody liars. Yet people will kill and died for their matter

The situation is Bayelsa is worse, a state with just 8LGAs in this man's regime can't pay workers ordinary salaries. Just 8LGAs!!!

timmy247x:





The situation is Bayelsa is worse, a state with just 8LGAs in this man's regime can't pay workers ordinary salaries. Just 8LGAs!!!

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With all the oil money available, black man is very wicked. If countries in Europe have half of what we have here they will make their side paradise. It's just a pity the state love producing failures as leaders. Imagine someone like Sylvia hoping to be the next governor, one who is only after his pocket and plan to lord over everyone in that state and yet people will still campaign for him. They should enjoy until they vote people who have the interest of the masses at heart

ogawisdom:
Dickson will b d highest shareholder of d University, as don in Edo n Imo

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For sure.

UNIAF

Creating jobs so as to avert the people joining militant

Oma307:
Creating jobs so as to avert the people joining militant

Create gini A man who can't pay workers for 6months, including the state owned Niger Delta University. Are you not getting it The Niger Delta University has been closed for 4months, so which job is he trying to create again

Jobs without salaries I guess Mtcheeeeeew!!!

The simple truth is that the government are getting richer while the masses are getting poorer.

More Universities more wahala

Cool

What a pity, when you have an existing state university you claim their is no found to run.... Dickson, if you are not a fool what are you

When that idiot no fit pay lecturers

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The system is so bad, that why they did not know me. you can see even nuc. the united state of america has 5000 universities. compare to 141
Universities create job and an elite society.

public university cost government more money per head than private universities. when fifa president visited the correct thing was to register all state to play at the world cup



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Same state that has not been able to manage Niger Delta university is asking to have another university
Now with leaders like this Niger Delta won't be developed in a 1000s years

I am sorry

While Niger Delta University is shut down!

Dickson, ..
God is watching

The more you look the less you see

They said THEIR ONLY DUTY WILL BE TO PROVIDE ENABLING ENVIRONMENT.

Lols. Since its PPP automatically we can say the state government will fail to provide the ENABLING ENVIRONMENT

nice 1 FG

timmy247x:


The bill to establish the university was past through the Bayelsa State Rubber-stamp House of Assembly in just few days and here we are.

The said university is to be cited at Toru-orua, this huge man's home town.

Wonderful

TheVictorious:
This is a good one coming from FG but hope the school is well funded and managed. Majority of our schools are in bad condition.

Try to read before comments. They said state university for Bayelsa, how what concerns FG here?

Lol

Hope they have the funds...because at this rate I doubt Bayelsa...that cannot fund salaries effectively....can suddenly fund a large university by itself.?

Nigerian governors...