Event Bold Expansion: Prime University Welcomes NUC for Resource Verification of New Departments
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Bold Expansion: Prime University Welcomes NUC for Resource Verification of New Departments

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Thursday, 18th September 2025 – The National Universities Commission (NUC) visited Prime University for resource verification of five new academic programs.

At the Kuje Main Campus, the NUC team inspected facilities for the proposed:

  • Department of Data Science
  • Department of Political Science
  • Department of International Relations

At the Kuje Alternate Campus, the visit covered the proposed:

  • Department of Public Health
  • Department of Nursing

The delegation was warmly welcomed by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Moussa Mahamat Boukar, and the Registrar, Prof. Abba Tahir, together with other members of the University Management Team.

This marks a bold step for Prime University in keeping with its mandate of incubating the future of Nigerian youths through qualified academic staff and the provision of quality education.

Event Details

Start Date
September 18, 2025
Start Time
10:00 AM
End Date
September 18, 2025
End Time
2:00 PM
Location
Abuja, Nigeria

City Campus: Plot 114, Cadastral Zone C20, Sector Centre F, Life Camp FCT, Abuja adjacent to Nizamiye Hospital

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    Prime-University-Vice-Chancellor

    Professor Moussa Mahamat Boukar

    Vice Chancellor

    Professor Moussa Mahamat Boukar is a globally accomplished scholar of Computer Science. He was formerly the Dean, Faculty of Computing and Director of Distance Learning and Partnership Programs at Nile University Abuja. During his twelve year stint at Nile University, he also held several other major academic and administrative portfolios with considerable capacity and diligence. A citizen of Chad Republic, Nigeria’s sister neighbour to the north eastern flank, Professor Boukar is one of Africa’s leading scholars of Computer Science. An eminently renowned researcher and administrator, he served in many other top leadership positions in various institutions and organizations around the world.

    His education traverses North America, Central Asia and the former Soviet Union. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from International Black Sea University, Georgia, an MSc from International Ala-Too University, Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan, and a BSc in Computer Engineering from the University of Toronto, Canada.

    Professor Boukar has authored over 70 research papers published in leading international journals indexed by Scopus and SCI, and has written two influential books. His award-winning research has been presented at 45 international conferences, which earned him 23 prestigious recognitions for its groundbreaking record.

    Professor Boukar joins Prime University at a critical juncture in the institution’s foundation years. He is poised to provide the needed leadership, direction and guidance, which are critical in propelling the university towards realising it’s vision of preparing global citizens, who would graduate as professionals, statesmen and business leaders.

    His leadership era at Prime University is being anchored on five strategic goals namely: 1. The pursuit of Academic Excellence, 2. Driving Innovation and Research, 3. Propelling Students Enrollment and Institutional Growth, 4. Offering Ethical and Inclusive Leadership as well as 5. Strategic Collaboration and Global Visibility. In achieving these institutional goals, Professor Boukar said he will “continually LISTEN, cautiously LEARN and painstakingly LEAD, which he strongly believes are the three key and mutually inclusive success factors in any competitive and sustainable institutional or organisational stewardship.