The Borno State Government, on Monday, said that it had successfully implemented the Consolidated Tertiary Salary Structure (CONTISS) for lecturers in the state-owned tertiary institutions.
This was disclosed by Alhaji Bello Ayuba, the Commissioner for Higher Education, at a ministerial news conference in Maiduguri.
“Government’s determination in improving standard in our tertiary institutions has been demonstrated through successful implementation of 40 percent of CONTISS 1 and later 100 percent CONTISS 11 to our lecturers,” Ayuba said.
“Borno is the only state that has implemented the salary structure for workers at state-owned tertiary institutions.”
He said that government was also making efforts to ensure speedy take-off of the state university.
“The administration has approved the establishment of Borno State University and it is receiving adequate attention for take-off,” Ayuba disclosed.
“A permanent site has already been identified and an executive bill on the university is already before the State House of Assembly for processing and passage into law.
“The university will no doubt create admission opportunities for our teeming qualified school leavers who hitherto could not secure university admission.”
He said that government had expended about N227 million on accreditation programmes of the state-owned tertiary institutions.
“His Excellency, Governor Kashim Shettima has adequately funded the accreditation of all tertiary institutions in the state. The sum of N227 million was released for the NCCE, NBTE and NUC accreditation.”
