The Executive Secretary of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria, Dr Rabiu Olowo, has initiated the construction of a Research Centre of Excellence and Digital Library at his alma mater, Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba, Kogi State.
Speaking during the groundbreaking ceremony at the university, the project’s coordinator, Dr Mohammed Umar, said the facility would be developed to global standards to strengthen research, teaching and learning.
Umar said the centre would house a digital library with extensive academic resources that would be accessible to accounting students across universities.
He said, “The digital library will partner with professional bodies nationally and internationally to provide digital accounting textbooks and free resources.
“Additionally, the digital library will grant lecturers access to the latest publications to support their research and teaching.”
He added that the centre would also mobilise research funding to support academic research within the university and other higher institutions.
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