The Federal Government has taken measures to provide stable power supply for forty Federal Universities.
The
Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu and his counterpart in the Power,
Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola who stated this at an
interactive session with Vice Chancellors and Directors of Physical
Planning of the Universities in Abuja, disclosed that the effort is
through the utilisation of off-grid Independent Power Projects, IPPs and
Public Private Partnership, PPP structures.
Commending the
initiative, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Dr
Folashade Yemi-Esan, who represents the Minister, said that the Power,
Works and Housing Ministry initiated the Energising Education Programme
to provide uninterrupted and dedicated power supply to the universities.
The
Minister of State for Power, Works and Housing, Alhaji Mustapha Baba
Shehuri, who represented the Minister, said the project would also
promote economic growth and sustainable development in the universities.
The
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Power, Damilola Ogunbiyi,
said that the productivity and professionalism of the universities would
be boosted in the areas of research, teaching and learning and enhances
the quality of graduates from the universities.
Mrs Ogunbiyi said
that the plants are environmentally friendly with little or no carbon
emission in line with global climate change standard.
Source: (Radio Nigeria)