Prof. Musbau Adewumi Akanji

VC presenting certificate to (Ag.) Director, PPDU, Arch. Idris Alhassan 110 members of staff who participated in ADAPTI 2016 training organized by the Digital Bridge Institute in conjunction with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) receiving their certificates from the Vice Chancellor with Director ITS looking on.

Prof. Musbau Akanji giving his speech at the Trade Fair Complex, Minna yesterday The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Musbau Adewumi Akanji, FNSBMB, FAS, has called on the general public and investors to collaborate with the University on groundbreaking inventions, especially in technology. He made this call during FUT Minna special day at the ongoing 14th Niger National Trade Fair, organized by the Niger State Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture which held on Thursday, June 2, 2016 at the Trade Fair Complex, Paiko Road, Minna, Niger State.

Prof. Akanji (m), Dr. Ndaliman (2nd from right) POs, Oficials from SEDI and other University Officials in a group photograph shortly after the signing of the MoU The Federal University of Technology, Minna and Scientific Equipment Development Institute (SEDI), Minna are to partner in the area of research, training and capacity building. This agreement was reached during the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the University and SEDI on Monday, May 23, 2016 at the VC’s Conference Room, Main Campus.

From left (sitted): Prof. Musbau Akanji, ACP KAbiru Gwaso, Registrar Mrs. Victoria Kolo, DVC (Academic) Prof. Oluwole Morenikeji and other Management staff pose for a group photograph As part of confidence-building measures with the Federal University of Technology, Minna the new Area Commander, of the Nigerian Police, Minna, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Kabiru Gwarzo yesterday paid a courtesy visit to the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Musbau Adewumi Akanji, FNSBMB, FAS.

Cross section of POs at the matriculation of postgraduate students The Federal University of Technology, Minna has matriculated 1, 271 Postgraduate students for 2015/16 academic session out of 2,594 students who were qualified to be admitted for various postgraduate programmes of the institution. Prof. Akanji revealed that the most highly qualified students were selected, adding that the University postgraduate programmes are highly competitive.

Prof. Oladimeji Adeniji presenting his Inaugural lecture at the Caverton Lecture Theatre In the lecture titled: “Agricultural Extension for Food Security: Implications for Sustainable Development Goals” Prof. Adeniji who stressed the need to urgently address the challenges affecting the coordination of extension and advisory services to attain the required pace of development, proposed a cost sharing ratio of 36%, 25%, 35% and 4% among the federal government, state governments, local government councils and communities respectively. In his remarks, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Musbau Adewumi Akanji, FNSBMB, FAS, commended the Don for the lecture. He said he was elated at the pace of inaugural lectures in the University as the institution was recently commended by the Committee of Vice-Chancellors in Nigeria for doing well in that regard