From
left: Kano State deputy governor, Aminu Gwarzo; Kano State governor,
Kabir Yusuf; former Kano State governor, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso; and
President/CE Dangote Group, Mr Aliko Dangote, at the Fifth Combined
Convocation Ceremony and Investiture of Mr Dangote as Chancellor, Aliko
Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil, Kano State, May 10,
2025.
Group
President of the Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), Aliko Dangote, has
announced the donation of a whooping N15billion to the Aliko Dangote
University of Science and Technology, Wudil(ADUSTECH), Kano State.
Mr. Dangote, who is also the Chairman of the Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) was reappointed the Chancellor of the University.
In
his speech at the 5th convocation ceremony, he said the University must
be repositioned to lead the race of producing cutting edge research and
highly skilled manpower that meets the requirements of market demands,
industries and real problem solvers in the Nigerian society.
He
said: “It is in this vein that I wish to use this opportunity to
announce the launch of the 5-year Development plan which I envision for
this institution.
“Over the next 5 years, we
will commit the sum of N15 billion to the following projects: the design
and construction of additional student hostels; the design and
construction of a world class Engineering Lab; the design and
construction of a world class multipurpose computer lab -open to all
students of the institution which will also be equipped with 24-hour
internet access to support academic research and the installation of a
mini-solar plant to support access to power on campus.”
He
added that: “We also undertake to design and construct a befitting
Senate building that will house the administration of this institution.
Finally, we will also reserve post-NYSC employment slots for the best
performing graduates in Engineering and other related courses that form
part of our areas of interest at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and
Petrochemical Plant and Dangote Cement Plants.”
Mr.
Dangote said the funding for such an institution places a significant
burden on the government, which is why, through the Aliko Dangote
Foundation, it was able to offset the University’s electricity bill to
ease the strain on their finances.
“Additionally, to support
the infrastructural drive of the University, we built two blocks of Male
and Female Hostels with 500 bed spaces each.
“We
also ensured the availability of electricity in a specialized
University like ours for continuous teaching, learning and research, via
the connection of the University to a 33KVA line, and provided a 2.5
MVA transformer and six (6) step-down transformers. This, I believe, has
gone a long way in solving the energy needs of the University.”
Dangote therefore congratulated the vision of those who dreamt of the institution 25 years ago.
“An
institution that began with a student population of 88, today has a
population of more than 21,877 students and this combined convocation
has a total of about 18,000 graduates. This is indeed a milestone,” he
added.
In his address, Governor Abba Kabiru
Yusuf of Kano State commended Mr. Dangote for contributing financially
and morally towards the development of the University, adding that, “all
of us will continue to remember you as a visionary and African
illustrious industrialist.”
The University’s
Vice Chancellor, Prof. Musa Tukur Yakasa said 18,000 students were being
celebrated during the convocation ceremony, having graduated from the
university in the last ten years to date.
Business mogul
Chief Arthur Eze, founder of Max Air and billionaire Alhaji Dahiru Barau
Mangal, Senior Advocate Ahmad Adeniyi Raji, and oil magnate and founder
of Amasco Oil Al-Mustapha Ado bagged honorary doctorate degrees.
The
VC said the University has recorded significant strides in its academic
journey to greater heights, including program accreditation and a
mathematical digital model designed by a university product, Mahmoud
Mubarak, for measuring deforestation density.
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