The Federal University of Agriculture Mubi (FUAMB) in Adamawa State has marked the admission of 599 fresh students into its academic community.
During its matriculation ceremony at the Sali Isa Bello Event Centre in Mubi, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Bitrus Dawi Tarfa, charged the new students to embrace the university’s core vision of smart agriculture, innovation, and practical learning.
Also speaking on the occasion, University Registrar, Mrs Fatima Saidu Bashir, welcomed the matriculants and urged them to work consciously towards becoming worthy ambassadors of FUAMB.
Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council, Dr Rukaiyatu Abdulkarim Gurin, commended the Federal Government for continuing to support emerging universities.
The Adamawa State Commissioner for Agriculture, Professor David Finchiwa Jatau, described FUAMB as a strategic institution that will drive agricultural transformation across the state and the country, and encouraged Adamawa indigenes to take full advantage of the opportunities offered by the university.
The 2025/2026 matriculation is the second in the life of FUAMB, following its first, which heralded the maiden 2024/2025 academic session.
The university was established on May 28, 2023, by the Federal Government to enhance agricultural education in Nigeria’s North-East, as a specialised institution focused on agriculture, technology, and entrepreneurship.
