The Vice Chancellor Nasarawa State University Keffi, Professor Suleiman Bala Mohammed has tasked lecturers to be committed to innovations aimed at proffering solutions to immediate challenges.
Professor Bala gave the task during the inauguration of a professorial Building constructed by the university’s Faculty of Administration in Keffi.
The Two Storey building is the first of its kind to be constructed solely by the Faculty of Administration Nasarawa State University Keffi to serve as office accomodations for professor in the Faculty.
At the inauguration of the edifice, The Vice Chancellor Professor Suleiman Bala called on the lecturers to continue to engage in programmes especially research and innovations that would add value to humanity especially in the areas of infrastructure.
“The education sector is capital intensive that government alone cannot meet all the needs of our universities across the country. Just recently, we have received a donation of over 250 million Naira from ASR Africa to build an auditorium for the university.
We will continue to utilize our innovative skills to solve immediate problems by reaching out to development partners for collaborations and other result oriented ventures.”
He called on the lecturers to continue to see themselves as role models and make themselves accessible to the students at all times
Dean Faculty of Administration in the university Professor Barnabas Barde noted that initiative was borne out of persistent inadequate befitting office accomodations for the university especially professors.
Professor Barde explained that the building which was funded through the students dues was constructed and fully equiped according National Universities Commission NUC standard.
Director, Physical Planning, Mr. Ahmed Liman who commended staff and students of the faculty of administration for the gesture pointed out that the building had met all required standards.