NUC grants Kogi State provisional license to establish new varsity

By Biola Adebayo On Nov 10, 2020

National Universities Commission (NUC) has granted a provisional license to Kogi for the establishment of a new state-owned university.

Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello, who received the license on Tuesday from the Executive Secretary of the NUC, Prof Abubakar Rasheed in Abuja, on Tuesday stated the new institution – Confluence University of Science and Technology- will be located in Osara, Kogi.

Nigeria now has 50th state-owned universities, with the provisional license issued Kogi on Tuesday.

Prof Abubakar Rasheed said that the approval was granted to deepen Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), including research, medical and allied courses in Nigeria.

According to him, “Without education none of us will be here today, this is going to be a specialised university, one that will be focused specifically on courses that will accelerate Nigeria’s economic growth and measure up in skills in the 21st century.’’

In a remark, Gov. Bello said the university was conceived primarily to train graduates who would harness the vast natural resources the country and Kogi, in particular, are endowed with.

“Confluence was conceived to be a Specialised University of Science and Technology because we know the importance of education, without education we won’t be gathered here today.

“Ours will be a very functional university because it will put our knowledge to the test, you all know that we are quick in exporting our natural resources without adding real value, rather than sitting down to look at how we can develop our own technology, this university will exist to bridge that gap and contribute to the general wellbeing of Nigeria.’’

“When we started this particular project we considered funding as well and the funding has begun.

The Governor stated that “I want to assure you that Confluence University of Science and Technology will be funded and it is going to move with the speed of spirit.’’