Ahead of the forthcoming 2024 Nigerian Universities Games Association (NUGA) Competition to be hosted by the University of Jos, authorities of the university have handed over two project sites for the games.
Projects to be undertaken are the indoor multi-purpose sports complex and the sports pavilion, both at the J.T. Useni Mini Stadium, Naraguta Campus of the university. They are to be funded under the Year 2023 Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETfund) Special Intervention and Year 2023 Normal Intervention for the Department of Physical and Health Education.
Handing over the project sites to the contractors, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Tanko Ishaya, appealed to them to execute the projects according to the desired quality and specification and called for timely completion and delivery.
He said the indoor sports complex and sports pavilion are state-of-the-art facilities that are not just meant for the NUGA festival but to serve the state and Nigeria at large in hosting national and international sporting events.
Professor Ishaya said the university was committed to delivering on the earlier promise of hosting the best ever NUGA games and assured that they are on track to fulfill that.
Speaking separately on behalf of their construction firms, Architect Wanger Akindigh of Choice Leisure Limited and Philip Jimoh of Stargraw Nigeria Limited both appreciated the university for giving them the opportunity to showcase their expertise.
They promised to handle the projects with all the seriousness they deserve and in line with the contract terms. Acting NUGA president, Professor (Engineer) Bawa Mohammed, expressed delight with the University of Jos over the projects, saying it was the first time in the history of NUGA that a host university had invited NUGA officials to witness how projects for the games are being executed.
