District head honours first Mathematics Professor

The people of Mahuta in Kafur Local Government Area of Katsina State, have been urged to live in peace and engage in viable ventures capable of contributing to the development of the area and the nation at large.Alhaji Bello Abdulkadir, the District Head of Mahuta, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Mahuta recently.He conferred Prof. Haruna Yusuf, a Mathematics lecturer at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, with the traditional title of ``Dan-masanin Mahuta''.Abdulkadir also challenged intellectuals in Nigeria and abroad to contribute their quota towards the development of their local communities.He said that Yusuf was so honoured, being their first son to attain the highest academic status in the community.The district head added that the Mathematics professor had expressed interest to assist residents to enhance the educational development in the area.Yusuf had earlier told NAN that the process of establishing the foundation had reached an advanced stage in order to halt the persistent mass failure of students in the subject.He added that the foundation would run programmes that would encourage students to have interest in the study of Mathematics from the grassroots level.
Click here to read full news..