FULafia VC Tasks New CCEPD Students on Focus, Discipline
|By Yahaya Ahmed The vice-chancellor, Federal University of Lafia, (FULafia) Professor Shehu Abdul Rahman has appealed to the newly admitted students of Part-time Degree Programme (PTDP) of the Centre for Continuing Education and Professional Development (CCEPD) to be focused, disciplined and uphold the institution’s academic and moral standards. Abdul Rahman who made this known on Friday October 15, 2021, at the Adamu Adamu Lecture Halls and Office Complex, during the occasion of orientation ceremony for the third set of PTDP students, advised them to distinguished themselves as matured students and also keep the flag of the university flying by aligning …
NAAE Conference: Agric economists call for end to soaring food prices
|By Abubakar Ibrahim Agriculture must do more in view of the unstable dynamics in the crude oil market, said Professor Dayo Philip of the Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Federal University of Lafia (FULafia). Prof. Philips made his observation known, recently, in a lead paper he presented during 2021 Annual National Conference of the Nigeria Association of Agricultural Economists (NAAE). The conference took place at the Adamu Adamu Lecture Hall and Office Complex, Permanent Site Campus, FULafia. The theme of the conference was COVID-19 and National Economic Crises: Challenges to food security and sustainable livelihoods. According to Philips, with …
Special Independence Message from the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Shehu Abdul Rahman
‘Let’s make FULafia great’ On behalf of the Management of the Federal University of Lafia (FULafia), I wish to congratulate the entire University Community on the occasion of Nigeria’s 61st Independence Anniversary. The Independence celebration offers us another opportunity to recognise and appreciate the blessings inherent in our multi-ethnic country as well as highlights the need for us to work together for the peace and common good of Nigeria. The situation, of course, applies to our dear University, with people coming from diverse backgrounds working together to, harmoniously, develop FULafia. However, while I appreciate efforts and sacrifices that our staff …
FULafia Partners NTA Lafia for mutual benefit
By Yahaya Ahmed & Amarachi Okam The Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Lafia (FULafia), Professor Shehu Abdul Rahman, has advocated for a stronger working relationship with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) to promote the image of the University. The vice-hancellor spoke when the General Manager, NTA Lafia, Malam Sani Ibn Salihu, and his management team members paid him a courtesy visit at his office, recently. Abdul Rahman described NTA Lafia as one of the strategic stakeholders of FULafia, saying that partnership between the two organisations would involve media coverage of activities of the university. He pointed out that the University “will …
FULafia holds staff training to improve productivity
FULafia holds staff training to improve productivity ||By Othman Alaga & Yahaya Ahmed The Vice-Chancellor of Federal University of Lafia (FULafia), Professor Shehu Abdul Rahman, has restated determination of his administration to train and re-train staff to improve their productivity. Abdul Rahman spoke when he declared open a four-day training workshop organised by the Directorate of Linkages and Advancement (D&LA) at the Adamu Adamu Lecture and Office Complex, Permanent Site Campus. The trainings, organised for teaching and non-teaching staff of the University, were organised to enhance staff productivity with a view to realising the dream of the vice-chancellor to make …
FULafia V-C charges staff to be security conscious …Awards N1m to Faculty of Arts
|By Yahaya Ahmed The Vice-Chancellor of Federal University of Lafia (FULafia), Professor Shehu Abdul Rahman, has advised the staff of the University to be security conscious and report any act of suspected criminality to the appropriate authorities. This is just as the vice-chancellor has awarded the sum of N1 million to the Faculty of Arts for doing things in the right ways. Abdul Rahman gave the advise, recently, during the Staff Forum Meeting of FULafia. The meeting, which took place at the Adamu Adamu Lecture and Office Complex, essentially, dwelt on security matters. A paper on how staff can improve …