By Haruna Usman, Birnin Kebbi
The Kebbi State Government has directed the recall of affected students of the October 27 unrest at the College of Health Sciences and Technology Jega.
Briefing newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Friday, the College Provost, Hussaini Aliyu, said over 250 students were affected as a result of non-accreditation of courses in the College, but once the accreditation exercise is concluded, it would enable them to continue with their studies and graduate with National Diploma (ND).
Recall that students’ unrest was as a result of non- accreditation of courses offered by the school.
The provost stated that the state government has approved the sum of N60 million naira for the accreditation of eight academic programmes of the College by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) which the process is ongoing and near completion.
According to him, the programmes to be accredited are Community, Public and Environmental Health, Pharmacy, Medical Laboratory Science, Health Information Management, Health Education and Promotion as well as Nutrition.
He said, “The College’s management in collaboration with the Governing Council and the Ministry for Higher Education remains fully aligned with the Nasiru Idris-led administration’s educational transformation and rejuvenation vision focus on quality, accessible and institutional excellence”.