The Federal University Gashua (FUGA) has actually pledged to reinforce its partnership with the Rubber Research Study Institute of Nigeria (RRIN), Gum Arabic Sub-Station, Gashua, to advance research study, training and development in the sector.
The Vice-Chancellor of FUGA, Teacher Yaqub Ahmed Geidam, made the commitment on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, when he led the university management and members of the FUGA Green Code Committee on a visit to the RRIN Gum Arabic Sub-Station in Gashua.
Geidam stated the visit was targeted at reciprocating an earlier engagement by the institute and re-energising the existing relationship in between both organizations.
He kept in mind that the activities of FUGA’s Centre for Gum Arabic Research and those of the RRIN sub-station were carefully related, stressing the need for both organizations to collaborate for shared advantage and the improvement of research study and advancement in Nigeria.
“We are here to offer you self-confidence that this particular management will collaborate with a great deal of energy with the station so that we benefit each other,” the Vice-Chancellor said.
Geidam also used the occasion to formally invite the sub-station to the main launch of the FUGA Green Code, set up for Saturday, August 15, 2026.
According to him, the Green Code is designed to promote ecological sustainability amongst trainees, guaranteeing that graduates leave the university not only with academic certifications but likewise as ambassadors of ecological responsibility.
The Vice-Chancellor assured the institute that FUGA was open to additional partnership with the Gum Arabic Research Centre and other units of the university, while valuing the institute for the warm reception accorded his delegation.
Reacting, the Director/Officer-in-Charge of the RRIN Gum Arabic Sub-Station, Gashua, Dr I. F. Ojiekpon, expressed delight over the visit, describing it as an opportunity to enhance the longstanding relationship between the institute and the university.
Ojiekpon said RRIN and FUGA had complementary requireds, explaining that while the institute focuses primarily on research, the university integrates mentor with research.
He determined training and capacity advancement as crucial areas for cooperation, keeping in mind that the institute had over the years welcomed university personnel to participate in its training programmes.
The visit included a presentation on the RRIN Gum Arabic Sub-Station, Gashua, after which the Vice-Chancellor and his delegation visited the station’s nursery.
Members of the delegation consisted of the Registrar, Dr Abubakar Mamuda; Bursar, Mallam Muhammad Ahmed Ali; Director of Works, Engr. Adamu Janga; Chairman of the FUGA Green Code Committee, Prof. James Ishaku Dantata; and other members of the committee.
The renewed engagement is expected to strengthen institutional collaboration and promote research study, understanding exchange and capacity advancement in Gum Arabic and related areas.