5.5BILLION EDUCATIONAL GRANT: AL-QALAM UNIVERSITY VC LAUDS ABDUL SAMAD RABIU’S ASR AFRICA OVER BIGGEST EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION IN AFRICA

Al-Qalam University Katsina, has commended the Chairman, BUA Group, Alhaji Abdulsamad Rabiu, for granting a N250 million infrastructure development grant for the institution.

The University’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Nasiru Yauri, made the commendation in a statement he personally signed and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Sokoto yesterday.

According to Yauri, the grant, which was provided through the Abdulsamad Rabiu Africa Initiative (ASR Africa), has a lot of impact on addressing the infrastructure deficit in the tertiary institution.

“This gesture is of great importance to our education system and it will continue to benefit our educational system.

“Moreover, I want use this medium to appreciate ASR Africa’s support to Nigerian tertiary institutions as one of the biggest educational interventions by a non-government actor in Nigeria and the rest of Africa.