The Nigerian Technical Help Corps (NTAC) has introduced that 4 Nigerian professors have been appointed to key positions on the College of Utilized Science, Engineering and Know-how (USET) in The Gambia.
Dr. Yusuf Yakub, the Director-Basic of NTAC, made this announcement on Saturday in Abuja throughout a courtesy go to from The Gambia’s Minister of Larger Schooling, Analysis, Science and Know-how, Prof. Gomez Pierre.
Yakub mentioned that the skilled capabilities of the 4 Technical Help Corps (TAC) volunteers prompted the institution of a job power by the ministry’s Governing Council.
This job power was created to validate the present serving TAC volunteers in The Gambia and to fill the vacant positions at USET, making certain the college’s easy operation.
“The report of the duty power says that the Gambian ministry has requested the endorsement from the Nigerian authorities for his or her appointment. The letter requesting endorsement, addressed to the Nigerian Mission in Kanifing and copied to the NTAC D-G, was obtained on Friday in Abuja,” Yakub said.
The appointments have been made following the upcoming finish of the tenure of the present Vice-Chancellor of the college, Prof. Samuel Owusu-Ofori, whose time period concludes on September 30.
The professors appointed embody Prof. Nazmat Surajudeen-Bakinde as Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Yusuf Abdulfatah as Vice-Chancellor (Teachers), Prof. Akinlabi Oyetunji as Director of Analysis and Grants, and Prof. David Gundu as Director of Educational Planning and High quality Assurance.
Dr. Yakub defined that the deployment of those volunteers by NTAC to The Gambia earlier this yr was a part of Nigeria’s 24-month Technical Help Corps scheme aimed toward offering technical help to the nation.
He mentioned that the Gambian authorities’ choice to nominate Nigerian professors underscores the sturdy partnership between Nigeria and The Gambia within the fields of training and technical cooperation.
“The Gambia stays one of many first and highest nation subscribers to the TAC Scheme, and it has, on the final depend, obtained over 12,000 Nigerians as volunteers because the institution of TAC in 1987. They embody engineers, legal professionals, and medical professionals,” he added.
