New university approved in Bayelsa

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August 2, 2016 10:06 AM

Gov. Seriake Dickson was reportedly presented with the letter of approval by the NUC when he visited the commission in Abuja.

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The Chief Press Secretary to the Bayelsa Governor, Mr Daniel Iworiso-Markson made this known on Saturday, July 30.

Gov. Seriake Dicksonwas reportedly presented with the letter of approval by the NUC when he visited the commission in Abuja.

In the statement, the governor expressed his gratitude to the NUC’s Executive Secretary for the warm reception he and his team received when they visited the commission.

“The approval of the university followed the formal presentation of relevant gazette law, academic brief, physical master-plan as well as the satisfactory report of the advisory resource assessment visit by the commission," the governor said in the statement

“I am here leading this small delegation to present to you these laws passed by the , establishing a new university working with the private sector.

“It will be run on a public private partnership (PPP), basis. Unlike the existing one, it will not be directly funded by the state.

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“Our belief is that for a university to be sustainable, we must create room for private sector participation and involvement.

“The University of Africa, Toru-Orua, is the first of its kind in this country to be established by government with private sector involvement.

“It will be strictly a fee paying tertiary institution that will attract students from across the continent and the globe. “It will be the model as we encourage more private universities in this country”, Dickson said.

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