The Senate has commenced effort to build the Nigerian Army University. This is to dissolve catchment area syndrome, used at the moment by conventional Universities if the proposed institution comes on board.
The Bill for the establishment of the Nigerian Army University whose proposed venue is Biu, Borno State, was read the first time, on 17th of February, 2020 on the floor of the Senate.
The Bill is endorsed by the former Senate Leader and Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume, All Progressives Congress, APC, Borno South.
The Bill titled, “Nigerian Army University Biu( Est, etc) Bill, 2020( SB.331)”, revealed that the University shall be a training institution for the development of middle and high-level manpower in the areas of technological empowerment for civilians, appreciation for military policy; logistics and strategy.
It stressed that the University when established shall be supervised by the Federal Ministry of Education. And shall through the National Universities Commission be responsible for approving and regulating all academic programmes run in University.
When the University is approved, it would ensure quality compliance and provide funds for academic and research programmes, infrastructures and remunerations of employees.
The Bill read, “No person shall be required to satisfy requirements as to race, including ethnic grouping, sex, place of birth, family origin, religious or political persuasion, as a condition for becoming or continuing to be a student in the University.
”No person shall be subjected to any disadvantage or accorded any advantage in relation to the University.”
According to the Bill, the University would be prevented from imposing any restriction on anybody on accounts of religious belief.
The objectives of the University shall be among others, to provide facilities for learning. Give instruction and training in such branches of knowledge as the University may desire. This will ensure that students obtain the advantage of a liberal education.”
Nigerian Army University is also aimed at promoting research and other means of advancement of knowledge. Its practical application to military hardware and software, social, cultural, economic, scientific and technological situations.
The University, will also stimulate, particularly through teaching and research, interest in and appreciation of military policy, logistics and strategy.
According to the bill, the University would encourage and promote scholarship and conduct research. In restricted fields of learning and human endeavour including entrepreneurship skills.
The document stated that the University would secure the diffusion of knowledge throughout Nigeria in general and the Nigerian Army in particular.
