UNIVERSITY OF TRANSPORTATION IN DAURA TO COMMENCE ACADEMIC SESSION IN OCT

Minister of Transportation, Senator Sa’idu Ahmed Alkali, has revealed that Muhammadu Buhari (Transportation)University, Daura in Katsina State will commence academic activities by October this year.

He disclosed this when he led his ministry’s delegation on an inspection tour to the school’s permanent site in Daura on Friday.

The minister also said the school had already submitted its courses to the National Universities Commission (NUC) for confirmation and determination of number of students to be admitted.

Alkali said, “I hereby commend the China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) for building this university as part of their corporate social responsibility. I want to challenge other companies to emulate them by building either a school, hospital or something.

“We are also appealing to the company to assist the university with a takeoff grant to enable it begin full operations as planned,” the minister appealed.

On his part, the new Vice-Chancellor of the university, Professor Umar Adamu Katsayal, said the university had been provided with modern facilities to aid learning, including hostel for male and female students.