Plateau varsity needs 10,000 books for accreditation, says VC The Vice Chancellor, Plateau State University Bokkos, Prof. Yohanna Izam, has said that the institution needs 10,000 books to meet the accreditation requirements of the National Universities Commission (NUC). Izam disclosed this in Bokkos on Friday, when a company, Brooks Consolidated Investment Limited (BCIL), donated assorted books worth N2.5 million to the university, to boost teaching and learning. “We are in the process of acquiring the 10,000 books and we have already received 6,000 of them. “Part of what the NUC will be looking for during the accreditation is the extent to which our collections will satisfy the requirement for quality, in terms of what we teach. “NUC will check whether our students and staff have access to quality instructional materials particularly books in the library that will be able to reinforce learning and teaching. “For this comp...
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