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Minister of Police Affairs, Navy Captain Caleb Olubolade (Rtd) has pointed out that the Police Academy Wudil, Kano, has been recognized by the National University Commission (NUC) as a degree awarding institution.
The Minster made this known during the 2013 ministerial platform designed by the Federal Ministry of Information to promote national conversation and good governance culture holding at the National Press Centre Radio House, Abuja.
He said that the legal instrument for the establishment of the Academy as a degree awarding institution was made by the Police Service Commission, the Nigeria Police Force and the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation. He added that the Draft Executive Bill to enable the institution was forwarded to the 7th Session of the National Assembly after approval by President Goodluck Jonathan.
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While speaking further on the new academy during the interactive session, the Minister said that in line with its new status, as a degree awarding institution, a number of construction projects are being undertaking at the site of the academy.
According to him, these include construction of the Senate building, two Faculty buildings, a lecture theatre and seven hostel blocks.
Others are the construction of 3.36km of asphalt road network, drainages, three transit suites and rehabilitation of existing structures.
The Minister also remarked that it was however, in the 2012 fiscal year that appreciable improvement was made in the implementation of the projects, both on new constructions and rehabilitated ones.
Source: Federal Ministry of Information