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Education is the state's main social industry. The Native of Kogi State take pride in the Education of their Siblings, playing a prominent role in Education Industry in Nigerian Nation and Diaspora. There are more than 20 Institutions of Higher learning presently in the State comprising State University, Polytechnics, Colleges of Education, Colleges of Agriculture, Advance Teachers Colleges, Schools of Nursing and Midwifery, Health Technology Colleges.
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With the Full compliance to Primary Education Standard, having established Primary Schools in all 21 Local Government of the State, the State was recently awarded Certificate of Excellence.
In year 2005 Kogi State University was accredited to a Full Standard State University offering 29 courses.
The Making of Kogi State University
Kogi State University (KSU) in Anyigba was established in 1999. As at that time, the university was at best seen by many as a glorified secondary school after 21 of its 30 academic programmes presented for accreditation in March 2005 were denied accreditation by the National Universities Commission (NUC). |
The
University
had been
denied
accreditation
in 21
out of
its 29
courses
by the
National
Universities
Commission,
due to
bad
planning
at the
Institution
by the
earlier
regime
of Kogi
State.
In a
swift
and
unprecedented
response,
the
regime
of
Governor
Ibrahim
Idris
took
necessary
steps to
right
the
wrongs.
He
provided
the sum
of 1.2
billion
Naira
for
provision
of
facilities,
completion
of
abandoned
projects
and
recruitment
of
senior
academic
staff
and
Professors
at the
Institution.
The
University
though
new
holds a
lot of
promises
for
indigenes
of the
states
and its
environs
who over
the
years
have
been
denied
an
indigenous
university
of their
own.
This
would in
no way
ease the
problems
associated
with
gaining
admission
into
higher
institutions
outside
the
state.
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With
adequate
funding
the
school
stand a
bright
chance
of
making a
mark in
the life
of its
students
within
and
outside
the
state.
At the
helms of
the
affairs
of the
school
presently
is the
one-time
vice
chancellor
of
University
of
Agriculture
Makurdi,
Professor
Francis
Idachaba.
Ever
since
his
appointment
as the
vice
chancellor,
he has
introduced
very
stringent
measures
into the
university
system,
thereby
making
student
to
devote a
substantial
amount
of their
time to
the
pursuit
of what
brought
them
there.
Importantly,
he has
also set
a
standard
for the
qualification
necessary
for
lecturers
to be
qualified
for
appointment
in the
new
university.
This has
helped
in no
small
ways to
bring
some
sanity
into the
university
environment.
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