By Felix Khanoba
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has given its approval for the establishment of the Abdulsalami Abubakar University of Agriculture and Climate Action in Mokwa, Niger State.
The announcement was conveyed in a letter addressed to Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umar Bago, dated December 2, 2024.
The acting Executive Secretary of the NUC, Chris Maiyaki, confirmed in the letter that the new university is now recognized as the 65th state university in Nigeria and the 277th in the Nigerian University System.
The letter stated: “Consequent upon the receipt of the Niger State Government’s letter dated 2nd October, 2024, notifying the National Universities Commission (NUC) of the establishment of the Abdulsalami Abubakar University of Agriculture and Climate Action, Mokwa, and the formal presentation of the Strategic documents, including the relevant gazetted University Law, Academic Brief, and Physical Master Plan, I write, on behalf of the National Universities Commission (NUC), to inform His Excellency, that with effect from Monday 2nd December, 2024, Abdulsalami Abubakar University of Agriculture and Climate Action, Mokwa, Niger State, has been recognised as the 65th State University and 277th University in the Nigerian University System.
The National Universities Commission, hereby, pledges its support to the University. We also enjoin His Excellency and the Niger State Government to take full advantage of the professional and technical advice that the Commission is statutorily required to provide State Governments on the establishment, sustainable funding, and operation of their universities.
By a copy of this letter, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), and the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), are being notified of the establishment of the University.
I wish to congratulate His Excellency, and the good people of Niger State, on the establishment of Abudulsalami Abubakar University of Agriculture and Climate Action, to be located in Mokwa, Niger State.
Please, accept the assurances of my highest considerations.”
The approval marks a significant milestone for Niger, further expanding access to education in the state.
