Omo Naija, hear beta gist wey dey come from FUT Minna o! Di Vice Chancellor, Faruk Kuta, don announce say dem don collect N1 billion Tetfund Agricultural Farm Grant. This one no be small matter, as dem dey join di league of di top 10 universities wey benefit from di grant all over di country!
Kuta no stop for there, e also talk say di university don land two major global research grants wey go help dem boost academic work. One na $3 million grant from Agence Francaise de Development wey na ICT Development and di other na £15,000 Open Access Books grant from UK. Dem dey really making waves, abi wetin you go call am?
Plus, dem don finally set up di College of Medical Sciences and Health Technology, wey di National Universities Commission don approve. Di first set of students don already start di 2025/2026 session. Na so dem dey run tings for FUT Minna!
Make I give una beta gist about convocation wey dey come; on February 1, dem go graduate 5,267 students, wahala no dey! Out of dem, 111 students go collect First Class for di first degree, and a total of 5,297 graduates go dey on ground for 2026 session too. Na so dem divide dem degrees wey dem go share: 4,438 First Degrees, 73 Postgraduate Diplomas, 633 Master’s Degrees and 153 Doctorate Degrees. This one no be small achievement o, dem dey really push for academic excellence, despite all di wahala wey dey for ground.
Kuta sef talk say dem dey try solve di wahala of accommodation for campus and e don thank philanthropists wey don support di students. E stress say di convocation date no be coincidence to disrespect Christian religion but na so di Founders Day fall. E be like say dem wan honour di original visionaries wey start di school!
And no forget say, di Federal Government don approve N4,249,626,817.69 to fund 158 research projects under Tertiary Education Trust Fund, wey show say dem dey serious for dis education matter. Na wetin we dey talk, make we dey support our schools!
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