The University of Abuja has agreed to partner with the Nigerian Army School of Public Relations and Information (NASPRI) to train the school students on Electronic Public Relations(E-PR), Media and Information Operations .
Acting Vice Chancellor University of Abuja, Aisha Sani Maikudi Ph.D, Professor of International Law agreed that the partnership would enhance the capacity of officers and men handling the Information Units of the Nigerian Armed Forces.
Aisha Maikudi stated this when she received the Acting Commandant Nigerian Army School of Public Relations and Information (NASPRI) Lieutenant Colonel Adamu Ngulde at the VC’s Conference Room, Senate Building University of Abuja on Tuesday.
The Acting Vice-Chancellor spoke through the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Administration Professor Philip Afaha who represented her at the event . She commended the Directorate of Army Public Relations for prompt dissemination of information on military activities and engagements, adding that the directorate is keeping Nigerians and the world at large abreast.
She also commends NASPRI drive to seek new knowledge in the field of Electronic Public Relations, Media, and Information Operations. She said the military should not allow itself to be out thought by criminal elements in the field of Media and Information Operations stressing that a country’s last line of defence is their military.
Professor Maikudi said the University of Abuja is well positioned to assist and partner with NASPRI in training students on modern practice in the field of Public Relations. She noted that NASPRI is free to access the Institutions Digital Library and Faculty of Communication and Media Studies as well as resource persons on research, workshops, and seminars.
Earlier, the Acting Commandant NASPRI, Lt. Col. Adamu Ngulde while stating the purpose of his visit had informed that the school found it essential to partner with the University of Abuja.
The school, he said, relocated from Bonny Cantonment in Lagos to its permanent site in Muhammadu Buhari Cantonment Giri Abuja on November 6, 2023.
The Commandant stated that it is important the school takes advantage of its proximity to the University and tap from the wealth of knowledge and experiences of lecturers, doctors and professors in the field of Communication and Media Studies to enhance knowledge of officers and men.