FUTMINNA APPOINTS ACTING UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN
The Governing Council of the Federal University of Technology, Minna has approved the recommendation of the Management of the University to appoint Dr. Abubakar Mohammed Bitagi as the acting University Librarian of the institution.
This was made known today based on a letter signed by the University Registrar, Mr. Amos Nmadu Kolo and made available to the University Information and Publications Unit.
The letter reads in part:
“I am pleased to inform you that the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Governing Council, on behalf of Council has approved the recommendation of Management of your appointment as the acting University Librarian of the Federal University of Technology, Minna.
The appointment is with effect from August 2, 2020 pending the appointment of a substantive University Librarian”, the letter stated.
Dr. Bitagi was born on October 15, 1954 in Bitagi, Takuma District of Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State. He had his primary education at the famous LEA Primary School, Takuma after which he proceeded to Government College Bida.
He holds a diploma in Library Studies from the University of Ibadan (Distinction) in 1982, Bachelor of Library and Information Science, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, M.Sc. Library and Information Science, Bayero University Kano and he crowned it up with a Ph.D. in Library and Information Science from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka in 2014.
The newly appointed acting University Librarian joined the service of the Federal University of Technology, Minna in 2007. By dint of hard work and impressive records of dedication to duty, he was promoted to the rank of Deputy University Librarian in 2015.
He is a member of the Nigerian Library Association and the National Association of Library Science Educators. He is happily married and blessed with children.
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