A religious organisation, Muslim Community Centre (MCC), Abuja, has proposed the establishment of Monument University, Bwari, Abuja.

In a statement, a member of MCC’s University Planning Committee (UPL), Prof. Ismail Junaidu, said documents on the centre’s intent for the development of the private university were submitted to the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Abubakar Adamu Rasheed, on July 8, in Abuja by the Chairman of UPL, Prof. Ismaila A. Tsiga.

Prof. Junaidu said the centre proposed the institution “considering its experience in the provision of educational services to the general public, particularly in the FCT, and cognisant of its obligation to meet the current demand for higher education with strong moral perspectives in Nigeria.”

The decision to set up the university was taken in 2012, and thereafter, UPC was formed to handle the necessary modalities, including how to meet the requirements of NUC.

He said, “So far, the MCC has acquired 100 hectares, as well as processed and obtained the official Certificate of Occupancy (CofO) for the allocated land”, adding that the Academic Brief, Master Plan and the University Law had been developed.

According to the statement, MCC was established in November, 1991, as a registered association by a group of concerned Muslims who sought to establish a social and comprehensive educational centre for all Muslims.

It has an approved constitution, Board of Trustees (BOT) and governing board, which make policies and oversee its operations. The members come from professional backgrounds: academia, finance, architecture, engineering, among others, who are all volunteers and do not receive remuneration for their services.

The MCC earlier founded the first Islamic-based secondary school, Fou’ad Lababidi Islamic Academy, in the FCT in 1995, which has more than 1,000 learners enrolled into its five schools and other learning programmes.

orion7:
They should establish secondary schools too, so they should stop disturbing secular and christian schools with obnoxious dress codes. In their school they re free to wear ninja attires

With all due respect to my reasonable Muslim brethren here

But whenever I hear anything Islamic teaching terrorism comes to my mind

Why

I shiver! It feels as if it's the breeding of more terrorists

Somebody help! How do I overcome this fear

You see what I mean Na mean, mean people dey quote me!

Is my fear not valid or justified

mrklock:

Islamaphobia you are not the first And won’t be the last, it’s because of what you are fed, I will suggest you take out time and find out more about the religion a lot of materials online, or better still make Muslim friends and visit the north one day even if it’s for a week

Ekundayo7574:
This totally rurbish what wil they be teaching over dia I guess it's only Islamic studies

orion7:
They should establish secondary schools too, so they should stop disturbing secular and christian schools with obnoxious dress codes. In their school they re free to wear ninja attires

orion7:
They should establish secondary schools too, so they should stop disturbing secular and christian schools with obnoxious dress codes. In their school they re free to wear ninja attires

orion7:
They should establish secondary schools too, so they should stop disturbing secular and christian schools with obnoxious dress codes. In their school they re free to wear ninja attires