The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Thursday approved the establishment of the Nigerian Army University in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State.

Thursday’s meeting of the Council which was chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo also approved the release of the sum of ₦47 billion for the completion of ongoing road projects in Plateau, Lagos and Ogun States just as it okayed the sum of ₦13 billion for the dredging of the Escravos Channel and Warri Seaport as well as the replacement of bad navigational aids.

The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu disclosed this when he addressed State House correspondents shortly after the Council’s meeting.

“The Federal Executive Council has approved the Ministry of Education’s memo for the establishment of a Nigerian Army University in Biu, Borno State. It is our hope that it will be the hub for developing a Nigerian Industrial Military Complex. It will be a very great university.”

Recall that the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai had in June 2017, said the Army had reached out to the National Universities Commission (NUC) to secure approval for the military institution.

Buratai had explained that the university was being designed as a unique and specialized institution that would serve as solutions centre, especially to specific challenges facing the military and the North-Eastern part of the country.