Prof. Pate donates 20 computer laptops to UNIMAID

By Muhammad Uba Sani

The Vice-Chancellor Federal University, Kashere, Prof. Umaru A. Pate, has donated twenty computer laptops to the Department of Mass Communication, University of Maiduguri, which was recently upgraded to the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies.

The computers were donated last week during a one-day interactive session for mass communication students from the University of Maiduguri, Borno State University and Al-Ansar University, Maiduguri.

SolaceBase reports that the interactive session was organised by the Department of Mass Communication in collaboration with the Northeast Zone of the Association of Communication Scholars and Professionals of Nigeria (ACSPN) and the Society of Nigerian Broadcasters (SNB),

Prof. Pate handed over the Computers to the Department, through the Vice-Chancellor, University of Maiduguri, Prof. Mohammed Laminu Mele.

He promised to facilitate more support to the newly established faculty so that it would globally compete by providing more quality journalism and communication knowledge and skills that are needed in the contemporary world.

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The event was graciously attended by the management of the University of Maiduguri, which included the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mohammed Laminu Mele, Registrar and Bursar.

Professor Mele appreciated Professor Pate for his generosity, experiences and wisdom sharing as well as his commitment to support communication professionals and students. He said the University would provide all the necessary support for the growth of mass communication.

The Head of Department of Mass Communication, Dr. Abdulmutallib A. Abubakar, who is also the ACSPN’s Northeast Deputy President, appreciated Prof. Pate for empowering the Department and students. He promised to use the knowledge and computers to inculcate 21st-century skills and knowledge to students.

The students also expressed gratitude for the opportunity to not only interact with one of the most respected professors in Nigeria but also to draw insight, wisdom and inspiration from his dispatch.