The University of Abuja has commenced the process of establishing a school
of Pharmacy as a complement to its College of Health Sciences.
Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Michael U. Adikwu, said while
inaugurating a six-man Committee to work out modalities for the successful
take- off of the Pharmaceutical Sciences programme that the four new programmes
– Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Engineering and Agriculture were now on course
having been approved by their relevant professional bodies.
He said the Committee would utilize existing Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) on academic matters between the University and the National Institute for
Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD), Abuja, to facilitate the
commercement of the Pharmaceutical programme.
Professor Adikwu said that the
Committee, headed by Professor U.A. Asunkwo of the College of Medical Sciences
of the University was to design an academic curriculum for the Faculty of
Pharmaceutical Sciences including details of how all levels of the students
would receive their training within and outside the University, and provide a
timeline for the possible commencement of studies.
The Vice-Chancellor also disclosed that the University Governing Council had
approved the allocation of land to the Entomological Society of Nigeria on the
main campus for the building of the National Secretariat of the Society.
He
said that part of the conditions for the provision of the land was that the
society would provide lecture facilities within the secretariat for use by the
University when completed as part of its corporate social responsibility.
Signed:
Waziri Garba
Deputy Registrar
(Information and Publications)
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