Tinubu spoke on Saturday on the maiden convocation ceremony of the Federal University of Health Sciences, Azare (FUHSA), in Bauchi State, the place 50 pioneer college students graduated from the Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics.
The President, who’s the college’s Visitor, was represented by the Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Sunny Echono.
He added that the federal government had additionally taken steps to take away universities from IPPIS and develop a payroll system that accommodated the peculiarities of the college system.
According to him, the modifications had been geared toward serving to universities appeal to and retain certified personnel to enhance instructing, analysis, innovation and nationwide improvement.
Tinubu additionally disclosed that 1,798 FUHSA college students had benefited from the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) for the 2025/2026 educational session, representing 43 per cent of the establishment’s pupil inhabitants.
He mentioned the initiative was half of the federal government’s efforts to make sure that monetary difficulties didn’t forestall certified Nigerians from accessing greater schooling.
The President additional disclosed that the Federal Government, via TETFund, had supplied N10bn for the National Research Fund in 2026, urging universities, significantly health-related establishments, to make use of the chance to conduct analysis addressing the nation’s well being challenges.
He mentioned the federal government was additionally dedicated to enhancing the welfare {and professional} improvement of employees in tertiary establishments, whereas strengthening safety via the Safe School Initiative and different measures.
Tinubu recommended FUHSA for establishing partnerships with worldwide establishments, together with the University of Miami, Boston University and Universiti Sains Malaysia.
He urged the college to translate the collaborations into sensible outcomes that may enhance instructing, analysis, innovation and healthcare supply.
The President congratulated the 50 pioneer graduates, describing their achievement as a big milestone within the improvement of the establishment, which was established to handle gaps in Nigeria’s well being sector uncovered by the COVID-19 pandemic.
In his handle, the FUHSA Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Bala Mohammed Audu, mentioned the college had established 22 educational programmes in lower than 5 years.
He disclosed that 11 of the 13 programmes that had reached the accreditation stage had obtained full accreditation, whereas two had obtained interim accreditation.
Audu mentioned the college had graduated 50 college students from its Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, together with three who obtained first-class levels.
He added that the graduates had developed greater than 34 value-added dietary merchandise throughout their coaching, some of which could possibly be commercialised.
The vice-chancellor additionally known as for a evaluation of the extension of the vitamin programme from 4 to 5 years beneath the Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards, arguing that the four-year programme had adequately outfitted college students with the required abilities.
He thanked Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed for offering the college’s campus and 600 hectares of land at Dugunde for future growth.
Audu additionally acknowledged the assist of a number of universities, instructing hospitals and different establishments that supplied personnel, lecture rooms and services throughout FUHSA’s take-off.
