The National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Alhassan Yahya Abdullahi, has announced scholarship support for outstanding Mass Communication students at the University of Maiduguri, Borno State.
Abdullahi announced the initiative on Friday, February 13, during a courtesy visit to the Department of Mass Communication, Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, describing it as an effort to encourage young people passionate about journalism and broadcasting.
He also urged students to register as associate members of the NUJ as the union works towards introducing the membership category.
The Head of Department, Dr Abdulmutallib A. Abubakar, commended the NUJ president for the initiative, describing the visit as a homecoming, given his background as an alumnus of the department.
The Dean of the Faculty, Professor Abubakar Mu’azu, disclosed that the faculty had secured approval for seven new academic programmes, three of which had commenced, while preparations were ongoing for the remaining four.
He reaffirmed the faculty’s commitment to strengthening partnerships with the NUJ, media organisations and other professional bodies to improve journalism education and practice.
The meeting was attended by the General Manager of Borno Radio and Television (BRTV), the NUJ Borno State Council Chairman, Dr Musa Usman, and Mohammed Auwal Umar of the Department of Broadcasting, Ciroma Ali, FRCN, among others.
Both parties agreed to sustain collaboration through periodic seminars, academic engagements, research and professional activities to strengthen journalism education, curriculum development and media practice in Nigeria.
