ABU to run railway engineering course soon

The Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria has concluded plans to commence the teaching of railway engineering on its campus. To start this course in Nigeria, ABU authorities have sent a team of engineers to the People’s Republic of China for engagement with partner institutions. Therefore, Nigerian students who want to study railway engineering may not need to travel abroad for the course as they can conveniently do it here in the country.
The vice chancellor, Prof. Ibrahim Garba announced the commencement of the new course on Monday, April 30, 2018, during the matriculation of post-graduate students for the 2017/2018 academic session.
At present, no university is offering railway engineering as a course in Nigeria. For this purpose, ABU was reported to have have raised and sent a team to China for engagement with partner institutions. Recall that in December 2017, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) reportedly inaugurated a N6bn world class Postgraduate Business School at the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria.
During the inauguration ceremony held at ABU main campus, Samaru, Zaria, the CBN deputy governor, Alhaji Suleiman Barau, told journalists that the gesture was part of the bank’s corporate social responsibilities. Barau said part of the bank’s developmental functions was to support the educational sub-sector in Nigeria through the provision of physical structures.

 

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