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NSE Honours Gov Sule for Engineering-Driven Development in Nasarawa

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  • The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) awarded Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule its Presidential Merit award for his administration's focus on infrastructure and engineering.
  • The award followed an inspection of state projects, including flyovers, a lithium plant, and vocational institutes, which the NSE found to be substantial and commendable.
  • While praising the state's investments, the NSE also advised on environmental monitoring for the lithium plant and highlighted needs for equipment and staff at the university's engineering faculty.

Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule received the Presidential Merit award from the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) for his administration's significant investments in infrastructure, engineering education, and human capital development.

The inspection revealed substantial and commendable investments by the Nasarawa State Government, with engineering, technical education and human capital development serving as key drivers of economic transformation.

— Ali RabiuThe National President of the NSE commented on the state's development projects after an inspection tour.

The NSE's National President, Ali Rabiu, presented the award during a visit to the governor, stating the recognition stemmed from a two-day inspection of key projects. These included the Mararaba twin flyovers, the Diamond New Energy lithium plant, the Keffi flyover, the Faculty of Engineering at Nasarawa State University, Keffi, the Akwanga bypass and underpass, and the Wing Commander Abdullahi Ibrahim Vocational and Technology Institute.

Rabiu described the state's investments as substantial and commendable, with engineering and technical education driving economic transformation. He noted the Mararaba and Keffi flyovers were progressing well, and the lithium plant represented an important step in local mineral processing, though he stressed the need for environmental monitoring and responsible mining practices.

The quality of equipment at the institute was superior to what the NSE team had seen during its inspection of engineering faculties in 12 Nigerian universities under a separate Federal Government intervention programme.

— Ali RabiuThe NSE President praised the vocational institute, comparing its equipment favorably to university engineering faculties.

The NSE president also commended the vocational institute for training approximately 10,000 individuals and praised Isa Mustapha Agwai I Polytechnic for securing accreditation for new engineering programs. However, he identified shortages of equipment, academic staff, and reliable utilities at the Nasarawa State University's engineering faculty, urging the university to prioritize professional accreditation.

Such accreditation is necessary to ensure graduates are eligible to practise engineering in the country.

— Ali RabiuThe NSE President emphasized the importance of professional accreditation for engineering graduates in Nigeria.
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