The Provost said this at the 2013/2014 Matriculation Ceremony held at the New Multi-purpose Hall of the College recently where 900 students were matriculated.
According to him, the African Development Bank (ADB) Pre-Science Teachers Training Scholarship/Bursary award worth N100,000 for each student who has CGP 3.5 – 4.00 per session commenced in the 2010/2011 academic session where 87 students benefitted while 38 benefitted in 2011/2012 and 211 students benefitted in 2012/2013, 185 students are expected to benefit in 2013/2014 academic session. The Provost said the purpose of matriculation is to formally present students who have been offered provisional admission into the College as bonafide students while the occasion will also afford them to take Matriculation Oath and sign the admission register adding that it is an occasion where fresh students are fully integrated into the academic community.
Dr. Olusanya recalled the College was established in 1967 to provide qualitative science, technical, business, vocational education to students who in turn are expected to impact the knowledge to others.
Be assured that you will derive maximum benefits from various courses offered in the College if you pursue your academic studies with necessary vigor and commitment.
It is my pleasure to inform you that the College is affiliated with the Federal University of Technology Minna which empowers us to run courses leading to the award of Bachelor of Technology, he said.
Also the Provost made it known to the Students that the College is currently making efforts to affiliate with the University of Benin to accommodate courses that are not offered in FUT Minna. This, therefore, serves as golden opportunity for students to actualize their academic pursuits. He however urged the new intake to exhibit discipline and combine both academic moral excellence during their years of studies in the College while refraining from all acts contrary to the rules and regulations of the College so as not to jeopardize the realization of their life ambitions.
