The announcement in June of the establishment of a new federal university for Jigawa reopened ancient rivalries among the five emirate councils ofThe Federal University of Technology approved for the state was one of the four announced by the federal government.The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, announced the development on June 21 in Abuja through the ministry’s permanent secretary, Sonny Echono.
The government said they were being established to address a shortfall in technology education in Nigeria. According to him, the new universities will draw the best graduates from the six existing universities of technology as well as other exceptional graduates from reputable universities within and outside Nigeria to form their academic staff.
Jigawa was carved out of the old Kano State on August 27, 1991, by the military regime of Ibrahim Babangida and is the eighth most populous state in Nigeria with a population of over four million people, according to the 2006 census. It has 27 local government councils, 30 state constituencies, 11 federal constituencies and three senatorial districts.
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