Senate Passes the second Reading of the Bill Seeking to Establish Federal University of Education, Gumel in Jigawa State

Senate Passes the second Reading of the Bill Seeking to Establish Federal University of Education, Gumel in Jigawa State

The Nigerian Senate has passed the second reading of the Bill Seeking to establish Federal University of Education, Gumel in Jigawa State.The Bill which was sponsored by Distinguished Sen. Hussaini Babangida Uba, representing Jigawa North West, was titled Federal University of Education Gumel (Establishment) Bill, 2025 (SB. 239).

The proposed university will be set up by upgrading the existing Jigawa State College of Education, Gumel, with a focus on producing highly qualified teachers to meet the demands of Nigeria’s growing education sector.

Speaking on the Bill, Sen Hussaini, said that the Bill is crucial for the development of a sound and robust educational system in any country and is predicated on the availability of qualified and well trained teachers to impact the required knowledge on the students. Thus, the need to have a strong system in our educational sector that shall continuously produce well qualified and trained teachers as is obtainable in other countries.

He maintained that the University will produce socially mature Educational men and women with capabilities not to only understand Educational need of Nigeria as a nation, but also to exploit existing Educational infrastructure and improve on it to develop new ones, to act as agents and catalysts for effective Educational system, through post graduate training, research and innovation, for effective economic utilization and conservation of the country's human resources; and to collaborate with other national and international institutions involved in training, research and development of Education with a view to promoting governance, leadership and management skills among Educational managers.

Sen Hussaini stressed that the enactment of this Bill will go a long way in transforming the decayed educational infrastructure in Nigeria and change the educational fortunes of the country for the better. It will also provide a balanced educational development in Jigawa State.”

Adding that the Bill has no financial implication on the Federal Government as University will be acquiring the structures of the Jigawa State College of Education Gumel.

Also, it is meant to develop and offer academic and professional programmes leading to the award of certificates, first degrees, post-graduate research, diploma and higher degrees with emphasis on planning, developmental and adaptive skills in Education, technology, applied science, agriculture, commerce, arts, social science, humanities, management and allied professional disciplines; to produce socially mature Educational men and women with capabilities not to only understand Educational need of Nigeria as a nation. Sen. Hussaini said.