The Abdul Samad Africa Initiative (ASR Africa) on Tuesday commissioned a N310 million students’ hostel building at the Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna, Niger State.
The project, funded under the ASR Africa Tertiary Education Grant Scheme, forms part of the Initiative’s ongoing commitment to delivering sustainable and high-impact interventions within Nigeria’s tertiary education sector.
The newly completed 110-occupant capacity hostel was designed to enhance student accommodation and welfare on campus, providing a conducive environment for learning, rest, and personal development.
Following a pre-handover inspection conducted earlier in August 2025, the project was confirmed to have met all specified standards and requirements, further reflecting ASR Africa’s dedication to quality and sustainability in its educational interventions.
The edifice consists of a common room, reception, student hall, supervisor’s office, kitchen, laundry, with well-demarcated multiple exits.
The Vice Chancellor stated that: “This is an expected milestone achieved today courtesy of ASR Africa. I want to thank Abdul Samad Rabiu, the Chairman and Founder of BUA Group extending his philanthropic reach to our university. The building, being commissioned today, has in no little way advanced the achievements of the school in providing a conducive and safe accommodation for the teeming students of the school.”
Dr. Ubon Udoh, Managing Director/CEO, ASR Africa, thanked the management of the university for their collaborative efforts and commitment at every stage of the project. In his words: “Over the next two years, ASR Africa will be coming periodically to the school to ascertain the state of the hostel in conjunction with the school for joint accountability in terms of maintenance. Our interventions are targeted at ensuring students are the final beneficiaries, and this is reflected across recently commissioned projects.”
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Tertiary Education, Sirajo Said, who represented the Executive Governor of Niger State, Mohammed Umaru Bago, commended ASR Africa and its Chairman, Abdul Samad Rabiu, for supporting the Federal University in the State with the donation of the hostel, which he described as exemplary and worthy of emulation by other corporate organizations.
He also appealed to ASR Africa to consider extending the same gesture to the State University.
The donation is a testament to ASR Africa’s unwavering commitment to providing sustainable infrastructure aimed at addressing critical gaps across African Universities.
ABOUT ASR AFRICA
The brainchild of African Industrialist, Philanthropist, and Chairman of BUA Group, Abdul Samad Rabiu, the Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative (ASR Africa) was established in 2021 to provide sustainable, impact-based, homegrown solutions to developmental issues affecting Health, Education, and Social Development within Africa.