The National Universities Commission NUC has recognized Shehu Shagari University of Education Sokoto ,as the 58th State University and 206th University in Nigeria.
Executive Secretary of NUC, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, made this known while presenting a letter of recognition of the new university to Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State during a visit to the Commission in Abuja.
Rasheed said the new institution, which is the first university of education in the northern part of the country and fourth of its kind in the entire nation, would meet the education needs of the people.
Commending the governor for his passion for the development of the education sector, the NUC boss said a number of private universities would soon spring up in Sokoto State, adding that the Commission had already begun the process of approving their establishment.
Responding, Governor Aminu Tambuwal, said the new university, which is an upgrade of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, was put in place to meet the human resource needs of the state in the area of education.
Other highlights of the ceremony includes presentation of the law, academic brief master plan and other necessary documents of the new university to the NUC with strong assurance that the institution will churn out graduates that are self reliant.
