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Kano \u2013 President Goodluck Jonathan has catalogued overcrowding, dilapidated structures as well as\u00a0 inadequate and outdated facilities as challenges facing the nation\u2019s universities<\/p>\n

Jonathan outlined the challenges on Friday in Kano at the 29th convocation ceremony of\u00a0 the Bayero University, Kano (BUK).<\/p>\n

\u201cIn terms of standards and quality, the Federal Government is aware of the conditions in our institutions of\u00a0 higher learning.<\/p>\n

\u201c Overcrowding, dilapidated structures, inadequate and outdated facilities have all been challenges to Nigerian universities,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The president, who was represented by the Minister of Education, Prof. Rukayyah Rufa\u2019I,\u00a0 said\u00a0 the problems had persisted over time, adding that\u00a0 concerted efforts were\u00a0 required to solve them.<\/p>\n

Mindful of\u00a0\u00a0 this, he said the federal government had directed the Education Trust Fund\u00a0 since 2009\u00a0\u00a0 to make special allocations known as \u201c High Impact Interventions\u201d to selected tertiary institutions.<\/p>\n

Earlier, the Vice Chancellor of\u00a0\u00a0 the\u00a0 university, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, said\u00a0 12,239 graduates were conferred with various degrees and diplomas at the occasion.<\/p>\n

Out of\u00a0 this number, he said 51 received PHD degrees, 1,639 got Masters degrees, 1,159 Post Graduate Diplomas while 5,674 received first degrees with 3,716\u00a0 getting Ordinary Diplomas and Advanced Diplomas.<\/p>\n

He thanked the president for his continued support to the institution.<\/p>\n

NAN reports that three Nigerians were conferred with honorary degrees of\u00a0\u00a0 the\u00a0 university.<\/p>\n

They were retired Gen. Theophilus Danjuma, CBN governor, Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi and a US-based business tycoon, Alhaji Kase Lawal. (NAN)<\/p>\n

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