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 have been aimed 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 stated the initiative was half of the federal government’s efforts to make sure that monetary difficulties didn’t forestall certified Nigerians from accessing increased schooling.
The President additional disclosed that the Federal Government, by means of TETFund, had offered N10bn for the National Research Fund in 2026, urging universities, notably health-related establishments, to make use of the chance to conduct analysis addressing the nation’s well being challenges.
He stated the federal government was additionally dedicated to bettering the welfare {and professional} improvement of employees in tertiary establishments, whereas strengthening safety by means of the Safe School Initiative and different measures.
Tinubu counseled 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 will enhance instructing, analysis, innovation and healthcare supply.
The President congratulated the 50 pioneer graduates, describing their achievement as a major milestone within the improvement of the establishment, which was established to deal with gaps in Nigeria’s well being sector uncovered by the COVID-19 pandemic.
In his handle, the FUHSA Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Bala Mohammed Audu, stated 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 acquired full accreditation, whereas two had acquired interim accreditation.
Audu stated 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 referred to as for a evaluation of the extension of the vitamin programme from 4 to 5 years underneath the Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards, arguing that the four-year programme had adequately outfitted college students with the required expertise.
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 help of a number of universities, instructing hospitals and different establishments that offered personnel, lecture rooms and amenities throughout FUHSA’s take-off.
