By Eyo Nsima
The Nasarawa State University, established under the Nasarawa State Law No. 2 of 2001 as passed by the State House of Assembly, has sought the collaboration of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, targeted enhancing Research and Development, R&D, in the University.
Vice Chancellor, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Prof Bala Muhammed on Wednesday, April 21, 2021, visited the NCC headquarters, Abuja, thus joining other Universities, seeking to explore areas of collaboration.
In its Twitter handle message obtained by The Daily, www.thedaily-ng.com, NCC disclosed that the University is interested in Research and Development.
According to information obtained from its website, “The Nigerian Communications Commission is the independent National Regulatory Authority for the telecommunications industry in Nigeria. The Commission is responsible for creating an enabling environment for competition among operators in the industry as well as ensuring the provision of qualitative and efficient telecommunications services throughout the country.
“Over the years NCC has earned a reputation as a foremost Telecom regulatory agency in Africa. The Commission is hoping to catalyze the use of ICT’S for a different aspect of national development. The Commission has initiated several programs such as State Accelerated Broadband Initiative (SABI) and Wire Nigeria Project (WIN) to help stimulate demand and accelerate the uptake of ICT tools and services necessary for the enthronement of a knowledge society in Nigeria.”
On the other hand, in another document obtained from its website, the Nasarawa State University, stated: “The University came into existence under the visionary and dynamic administration of the Governor. (Dr) Abdullahi Adamu (Sarkin Yakin Keffi, Aare Obateru of the source, Ile-Ife), the first democratically elected Governor of Nasarawa State. The aim of establishing the University was, fundamentally, to provide an avenue for the indigenes of Nasarawa State to pursue and acquire University education, which in the long run, will prepare the graduates and equip them with adequate skills needed for the development of the state and the country at large.
“Consequently, Governor Adamu was then “propelled by the burning desire to proffer solution to the subsisting problem of grave dearth in the supply of human endeavour that confronts our young state”.
“Accordingly, the Nasarawa State Government organized an education summit on the desirability or otherwise of a State University. The educational summit came out with a conclusion that a Nasarawa State University is not only desirable, but also timely. Furthermore, Governor Abdullahi Adamu had also, in the last quarter of 1999, set out a Technical Advisory Committee of experts on tertiary education to, among other things, advise Government on the feasibility or otherwise, as well as modus operandi for the setting up of a State University.”
