A bill for an Act to establish the Nigerian Army University, Biu, Borno State, passed its second reading in plenary at the Senate on Tuesday.
Sen. Ali Ndume (Borno South) while speaking with journalists, said the university was already up and running, but needed the legal framework to make comprehensive provisions for due management, administration and related matters.
“Already 2,760 students have been matriculated, there are about 1,016 in part 1, and there are about 1,776 that are now in part two.
“So, the university is already on ground, academic activities have started; they have 5 faculties, there are 39 courses in place now, so the university is on ground.
“What the senate or national assembly is doing or trying to do now is that it has passed through second reading to provide legal framework that is constitutionally required for every institution like this to be established.
“Basically, that is why we are fast-tracking it, and as you can see, when I presented the lead debate; my colleagues were magnanimous in supporting it, “he said.
Ndume said the university, which was approved in 2018 by the Federal Executive Council (FEC), was aimed at bridging the gap in the academic cycle of the country.
According to him, the Nigerian army university is one of a kind in the sense that it will make provisions for both military and civilian academic pursuits.
He said: “ One of the unique features of that university is the fact that yes we have the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), we have the Nigerian War College and Nigerian Military School, but in those institutions, it is purely for the military, the civilian component is not there.
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