A 50-seater e-library has been opened at the Faculty of Management Sciences, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi by the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) in order to promote learning and research by both students and lecturers.
Speaking at the official commissioning and handing over of the e-library to the management of ATBU at the Gubi permanent site, the national commissioner of NAICOM, Mr Olorundare Thomas, said the support to the university was to achieve its mandate as well as part of its social responsibilities to the immediate community.
Represented by the director, Administration and Human Resources, Mr Habila Amos, the national commissioner said that the effort was to promote insurance education and human capital development, among others, adding that this is being carried out through financial assistance to tertiary institutions.
Mr Thomas commended the ATBU for naming the e-library after NAICOM saying that this will ginger it to do more to promote e-learning activities.
Earlier, the vice chancellor of ATBU, Professor Muhammadu Abdulaziz, had disclosed that the Nigeria Insurance Commission identified and selected ATBU alongside others for facilitating the establishment of an insurance degree programme in order to boost the insurance sector by making human resources available.
The VC, who was represented by the deputy dean, School of Postgraduate Studies, Professor Abubakar Dutshe, hinted that, “the Commission has so far provided funding for the overseas PhD training of two members of staff of the faculty thereby boosting the capacity of the department to provide effective learning to the students.”
He added that “the commission has also graciously funded the establishment of a student’s learning enhancement centre equipped with state-of-the-art Information Communication Technology (ICT) facilities and book resources of premium quality.”
He also said that the intervention has significantly assisted the university in meeting part of the resource requirements of the National University Commission (NUC) for the approval of the commencement of the programme.
Abdulaziz explained that arrangements have reached an advanced stage with NUC for resource verification and subsequent approval for commencement of the programme.
He, however, appreciated the commission for impacting on the university and subsequent training of teeming students, while he assured of adequate maintenance of the e-library and its effective and maximum use.
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