Kano State Government weekend revealed plans to construct a befitting Senate building at Aliko Dangote University of Science and
Technology, Wudil.
A statement by Malam Abdullahi Datti Abdullahi, Deputy Registrar, Media and Publications that was made available to newsmen in Kano said the assurance was dropped by the Special Adviser to Kano State Governor on Higher Education, Prof. Auwalu Halliru Arzai who paid familiarization visit to the institution.
Datti Abdullahi quoted the Special Adviser to the governor on Education to have said “Other projects slated for execution and captured in 2024 budget that include landscaping and beautification works on the Campus.”
The statement said “Prof. Arzai revealed that the state government had prioritized education, as such, it allocated 29.9 per cent of this year’s budget to education sector, sets up a committee on foreign scholarship, embarked on schools renovation and training programmes among others.”
Accordingly “The state government had also provided funds for 2023 NUC accreditation exercise, and approved series of outstanding allowances for the workers of the University”, the adviser stressed.
While inspecting the uncompleted renovation work at the burnt female hostel, Prof. Arzai promised to intimate the Visitor on the completion of hostel renovation with a view ameliorating accomodation needs of the University.
Responding, the Vice Chancellor of the university Prof Musa Tukur Yakasai appreciated the series of interventions slated for the university within the short period of assumption of office.
He particularly highlighted on the release of fund for successful conduct of NUC 2023 accreditation exercise for 24 programmes, approvals for payment of hazard allowance, earned allowance, promotion arrears, upgrade of overhead and huge budgetary allocation to the University.
He, however, mentioned some problems that need urgent intervention to include accommodation especially when the students population is fast growing, the staff manpower and deficit in the registration fees.
Prof Yakasai who commended the state government for its progressive education policies, urged it to consider staff of ADUSTECH for the foreign training in the next batch.
He also commended Prof. Arzai for facilitating series of approvals for the University since his appointment, as he urged him to sustain the tempo.
Some highlights of Special Adviser’s visit include Campus tour to University Library, Students Hostel, Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Agriculture, Central Research Laboratory, ongoing road network project courtesy of Federal Road Mentenance Agency and commissioning of Female Hostel Gate B undertaken by the management.
