FCT partners Veritas University to train world’s best nurses and pharmacists
The Honorable Minister of Federal Capital Territory Abuja, Honourable Mohammed Musa Bello has agreed to join forces with the management of Veritas University Abuja in ensuring that the University produces graduates in the fields of Nursing and Pharmacy, who are able to deliver according to global best practices.
He said this when the Vice Chancellor of Veritas University, Rev. Fr. Prof. Hyacinth Ichoku, led a delegation of Management Staff, on a courtesy visit to the Minister on Thursday, 1st September, 2022 in his office.
The Honourable Minister, who was impressed with the accelerated developmental strides in the university under the leadership of Professor Ichoku, appreciates the contribution of the university in addressing the education needs of the teeming youth population in the country.
In a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Honourable Minister and the Vice Chancellor, students studying Nursing and Pharmacy will be deployed to hospitals within FCT for their practicum.
Other issues brought to the fore includes, the speedy completion of the road construction project leading to Zuma, where the University is located.
The Honourable Minister also reiterates his commitment to intensify effort to beef up security in Bwari Area Council so that people can go about their legitimate businesses.
The Vice Chancellor, while appreciating the magnanimous gesture of the Honorable Minister, states that the current courses in the Faculty of Health Sciences would herald the Medical college, which when completed, would be among top leading medical schools in the country.
▪︎ By Miss. Enuwa Evelyn Obekpa, Public/Media Relations Officer: For the Vice Chancellor