FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE ZURU, KEBBI (ESTABLISHMENT) ACT, 2019

1 The Federal College of Agriculture Zuru, Kebbi is upgraded and established as the Federal University of Agriculture Zuru, Kebbi (in this Act referred to as "the Federal University").

2 The University:
a is a body corporate with perpetual succession, and a common seal; and
b may sue or be sued in its corporate name.

The objectives of the University are to:
a encourage the advancement of learning and to hold out to all persons without distinction of race, creed, sex or political conviction the opportunity of acquiring tertiary education in Agriculture;
b develop and offer academic and professional programmes leading to the award of diploma, first degrees, post-graduate research and higher degrees with emphasis on Agricultural research, planning, adaptive, technical, maintenance, developmental and productive skills in the engineering, scientific and allied professional disciplines;
c produce socially mature men and women with capabilities not only to understand, use and adapt existing technologies in Agriculture, but also to improve on them and develop new ones;
d act as agents and catalysts, through post-graduate training, research and innovation, for effective economic utilisation, exploitation and conservation of the country's Agricultural resources;
e offer to the general population particularly in the area of Agriculture as a form of public service, the results of training and research and to foster the practical applications of these results;
f establish appropriate relationships with other national institutions involved in training, research and development of technologies in the Agricultural sector;
g identify the problems and needs of the Agriculture sector in Nigeria and find solutions to them within the context of overall national development;
h provide and promote sound basic education training as a foundation for the development of Agriculture in Nigeria, taking into account Indigenous culture and the need to enhance national unity;
i encourage and promote scholarship and conduct research in restricted fields of learning and human endeavour;
j relate its activities to the technological, social, cultural and economic needs of the people of Nigeria; and
k undertake any other activity that is appropriate for an Agricultural university of the highest standard.

1 The University shall consist of:
a a Chancellor;
b a Pro-Chancellor and a Council;
c a Vice-Chancellor and a Senate;
d a Deputy Vice-Chancellor;
e a Congregation;
f a Convocation;
g the campuses and colleges of the University;
h the faculties, schools, institutes and other teaching and research units of the University;
i the persons holding the offices constituted by the First Schedule to this Act other than those mentioned in paragraphs (a) - (c); [First Schedule]
j all graduates and undergraduates of the University; and
k all other persons who are members of the University in accordance with provisions made by Statute in that behalf.

2 The First Schedule to this Act shall have effect with respect to the Principal Officers of the University. [First Schedule]

3 Provisions shall be made by Statute with respect to the constitution of the:
a Council;
b Senate;
c Congregation; and
d Convocation.

1 For the attainment of its objectives as specified in section 2, the University has powers to:
a establish such campuses, colleges, faculties, institutes, schools, extra-mural departments and other teaching and research units within the University as may be deemed necessary or desirable subject to the approval of National Universities Commission;
b institute professorships, readerships, associate professorships, lectureships, and other posts and offices and to make appointments to those post and offices;
c institute and award fellowships, scholarships, exhibitions, bursaries, medals, prizes and other titles, distinctions, awards and other forms of assistance;
d provide for the residence, discipline and welfare of members of the University;
e hold examinations and award degrees, diplomas, certificates and other distinctions to persons who have pursued a course of study approved by the University and have satisfied such other requirements as the University may lay down,
f award honorary degrees, fellowships or academic titles;
g demand and receive from any student or any other person attending the University for the purpose of Instruction, such fees as the University may determine subject to the overall directives of the appropriate authority;
h subject to section 22, acquire, hold, grant, charge or otherwise deal with or dispose or movable and immovable property wherever it is situate;
i accept gifts, legacies and donations, but without obligation to accept the same for a particular purpose unless it approves the terms and conditions attached;
j enter into contracts, establish trusts, act as trustee, solely or jointly with any other person, and employ or act through agents;
k erect, provide, equip and maintain libraries, laboratories, lecture halls, halls of residence refectories, sports grounds, playing fields and other buildings or things necessary, suitable or convenient for any of the objects of the University;
l hold public lectures and undertake printing, publishing and book selling;
m subject to any limitation or condition imposed by Statute, invest money whether for general or specific purposes, and any other money appertaining to the University by way of endowment, not being immediately required for current expenditure in any investment or security or in the purchase or improvement of land, with power, from time to time, to vary such investments and deposit any money for the time being not invested with any bank in a deposit or current account;
n borrow, whether on interest or not and if need be, upon the security of any or all of the property, movable or immovable, of the University, such money as the Council may find necessary or expedient to borrow or to guarantee any loan, advances or credit facilities;
o make gifts for any charitable purpose;
p do anything which it is authorised or required by this Act or any other statute to do; and
q do all such acts or things, whether or not incidental to these powers, as may advance the objects of the University.

2 Subject to the provisions of this Act and of the Statutes made under this Act and without prejudice to section 9 (2), the powers conferred on the University under subsection (1) is exercisable on behalf of the University by the Council, Senate or in any other manner which may be authorised by this Act.

1 The Chancellor shall, in relation to the University, take precedence before all other members of the University and, when he is present, shall preside at all meetings of Convocation held for conferring degrees.

2 The Pro-Chancellor shall, in relation to the University, take precedence before all other members of the University, except the Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor when acting as Chairman of Congregation or Convocation, and the Pro-Chancellor shall, when he is present, be the Chairman at all meetings of the Council.

1 There is established for the university a Governing Council (in this Act referred to as "the Council") which shall consist of:
a the Pro-Chancellor;
b the Vice-Chancellor;
c the Deputy Vice-Chancellor;
d one person from the Ministry responsible for education;
e four persons representing a variety of interests and broadly representative of the whole Federation;
f four persons appointed by the Senate from among its members;
g two persons appointed by Congregation from among its members; and
h one person appointed by Convocation from among its members.

2 Persons to be appointed to the Council shall be of proven integrity, knowledgeable and familiar with the affairs and tradition of the University.

1 Subject to the provisions of this Act relating to the Visitor, the Council is:
a the governing body of the University; and
b responsible for the general control and superintendence of the policy, finances and property of the University.

2 There shall be the Finance and General Purposes Committee which shall, subject to the directions of the Council:
a exercise control over the property and expenditure of the University; and
b perform such other functions of the Council as the Council may delegate to it.

3 Provisions shall be made by the Statute with respect to the constitution of the Finance and General Purposes Committee.

4 The Council shall ensure that proper accounts of the University are kept and that the accounts of the University are audited annually by auditors appointed by the Council from the list and in accordance with guideline supplied by Auditor-General for the Federation and that an annual report is published by the University together with certified copies of the specified accounts as audited.

5 Subject to this Act and the Statute, the Council and Finance and General Purposes Committee may each make rules for the purpose of performing their respective functions or of regulating their own procedure.

6 Rules made under subsection (5) by the Finance and General Purposes Committee shall not come into effect unless they are approved by the Council, and where the rules made by that Committee conflict with any direction given by the Council (whether before or after the coming into effect of the rules in question) the direction of the Council prevails.

7 There shall be paid to the members of the Council, Finance and General Purposes Committee and any other committee set up by the Council, allowances in respect of travelling and other reasonable expenses at such rates as may be fixed by extant government circulars.

8 The Council shall meet as and when necessary for the performance of its functions under this Act and shall meet at least four times in every year.

9 If requested in writing by five members of the Council, the Chairman shall, within 28 days after the receipt of such request, call a meeting of the Council:
Provided if after 28 days of the receipt or delivery to him of the request, the Chairman fails or neglects to call a meeting, the Registrar shall, within 14 days, cause a meeting of the Council to be convened for that purpose.

10 Any request made under subsection (9) shall specify the business to be considered at the meeting, and no business which is not so specified shall be transacted at that meeting.

1 Subject to section 5 and subsections (3) and (4) and to provisions of this Act relating to the Visitor, it shall be the general function of the Senate to organise and control teaching in the University, admission to postgraduate courses, discipline of students, and admission to promote research at the University.

2 Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (l), it shall in particular be the function of the Senate to make provisions for the:
a establishment, organisation and control of campuses, colleges, faculties, departments, schools, institutes and other teaching and research units of the University and the allocation of responsibility for different branches of learning;
b organisation and control of courses of study in the University and of the examinations held in conjunction with those courses, including the appointment of examiners, both internal and external;
c award of degrees, and such other qualifications as may be prescribed in connection with examinations conducted by the University;
d making of recommendations to the Council with respect to the award to any person of an honorary fellowship, honorary degree or the title of professor emeritus;
e establishment, organisation and control of halls of residence and similar institutions in the University;
f supervision of the welfare of students in the University and the regulation of their conduct;
g granting of fellowships, scholarships, prizes and similar awards In so far as the awards are within the control of the University; and
h determination of what descriptions of dress shall be academic dress for the purposes of the University, and regulating the use of academic dress.

3 The Senate shall not establish any new campus, college, faculty, department, school, institute or other teaching and research units of the University or any hall of residence or similar institution at the University without the approval of the Council.

4 Subject to this Act and the Statutes, the Senate may make regulations for the purpose of performing any function conferred on it either by this section or for the purpose of making provision for any matter covered by regulations and is authorised or required by this Act or by Statute.

5 The Senate shall, by regulation provide that at least one of the persons appointed as the examiners at each final or professional examination held in conjunction with any course of study at the University is not a teacher at the University but is a teacher of the branch of learning to which the course relates at some other University of high repute.

6 Subject to a right of appeal to the Council from a decision of the Senate under this subsection, the Senate may deprive any person of any degree, diploma or other award of the University which has been conferred upon him if after due enquiry the person is found to have been guilty of dishonourable or scandalous conduct in gaining admission into the University or obtaining that award.

1 The Vice-Chancellor shall, in relation to the University, take precedence before all other members of the University except the Chancellor and, subject to section 5, the Pro-Chancellor and any other person for the time being acting as Chairman of the Council.

2 Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Vice-Chancellor shall:
a have the general function, in addition to any other function conferred on him by this Act or otherwise of directing the activities of the University; and
b to the exclusion of any other person or authority be the Chief Executive and Accounting Officer of the University and ex-officio Chairman of the Senate.

1 All property held by, or on behalf of the Provisional Council of the University shall, by virtue of this subsection, vest in the University and be held by it for the purpose of to the University.

2 The provisions of the Second Schedule to this Act shall have effect with respect to, and to matters arising from:
a the transfer of property by this section; and
b other matters specified in that Schedule.

1 Subject to this Act, the University may make Statutes for:
a making provision with respect to the composition and constitution of any authority of the University;
b specifying and regulating the powers and duties of any authority of the University, and regulating any other matter connected with the University or any of its authorities;
c regulating the admission of students where it is done by the University, and their discipline and welfare;
d determining whether any particular matter is to be treated as an academic or non-academic matter for the purposes of this Act and any Statute, regulation or other Instrument made under this Act; or
e making provision for any other matter which provision by Statute is authorised or required by this Act.

2 Subject to section 24 (5), the Interpretation Act applies in relation to any Statute made under this section as It applies to a subsidiary instrument within the meaning of section 27 (1) of this Act. [Cap. 123, LFN, 2004.]

3 The Statute contained in the Third Schedule to this Act is deemed to have come into effect on the commencement of this Act and is deemed to have been made under this section by the University. [Third Schedule.]

4 The power to make Statutes conferred by this section shall not be prejudiced or limited in any way by reason of the inclusion or omission of any matter m or from the Statute contained in the Third Schedule to this Act or any subsequent Statute. [Third Schedule.]

1 The power of the University to make Statutes shall be exercised in accordance with the provisions of this section.

2 A proposed Statute shall not become law unless it has been approved at the meeting of the:
a Senate, by the votes of at least two-thirds of the members present and voting; and
b Council, by the votes of at least two-thirds of the members present and voting.

3 A proposed Statute may originate either in the Senate or Council, and may be approved as required by subsection (2) by both bodies in no particular order.

4 A Statute which:
a makes a provision for or alters the composition or constitution of the Council, the Senate or any other authority of the University, or
b provides for the establishment of a new campus or college or for the amendment or revocation of any statute by which a campus or college is established,
shall not come into effect unless it has been approved by the Visitor.

5 For the purpose of section 2 (2) of the Interpretation Act, a Statute shall be treated as being made on the date on which it is duly approved by the Council and Senate, in accordance with subsection (3) or in the case of a Statute falling within subsection (4), on the date on which it is approved by the President.

A Statute may be proved in any court by the production of a copy of the Statute bearing or having affixed to it a certificate signed by the Vice-Chancellor or the Registrar to the effect that the copy is a true copy of a Statute of the University.

1 In the event of any doubt or dispute arising at any time as to the meaning of any provision of a statute, the matter may be referred to the visitor, who shall take such advice and make such decision on the matter as he thinks fit.

2 The decision of the Visitor on any matter referred to him under this section is binding upon the authorities, staff and students of the University and where any question as to the meaning of any provision of a Statute has been decided by the Visitor under this section, no question as to the meaning of that provision shall be entertained by any other authority in Nigeria:
Provided that nothing in this subsection shall affect the power of a court of competent jurisdiction to determine whether any provision of a Statute is wholly or partly void, ultra vires or inconsistent with the Constitution.

3 This section applies in relation to any doubt or dispute as to whether any matter is, for the purposes of this Act, an academic or a non-academic matter as they apply in relation to any such doubt or dispute as is mentioned in subsection (1), and reference in subsection (2) to any question as to the meaning of any provision of a statute includes references to any question as to whether any matter is for the said purposes an academic or non-academic matter.

1 The President shall be the Visitor of the University.

2 The Visitor shall conduct a visitation to the University when necessary, at least every five years, or direct that such a visitation be conducted by such person or persons as the Visitor may think fit and in respect of any of the affairs of the University.

3 It is the duty of the bodies and persons comprising the University to:
a make available to the Visitor and any other person conducting a visitation under this section, such facilities and assistance as the Visitor or that person may reasonably require for the purposes of a visitation;
b give effect to any instructions consistent with the provisions of this Act which may be given by the Visitor in consequence of the visitation.

1 If it appears to the Council that a member of the Council, (other than the Pro-Chancellor or the Vice-Chancellor) should be removed from office on the grounds of misconduct or inability to perform the functions of his office, the Council shall make a recommendation to that effect through the Minister, to the Visitor, and the Visitor, after making such inquiries as he may consider appropriate, if he approves the recommendation, may direct the removal of the person m question from office.

2 The Minister shall cause a copy of the instrument embodying a direction under subsection (l) to be served, as soon as reasonably practicable, on the person to whom it relates.

1 If it appears to the Council that there are reasons for believing that any person employed as a member of the academic, administrative or professional staff of the University, other than the Vice-Chancellor, should be removed from his office on the grounds of misconduct or professional inability to perform the functions of his office, the Council shall:
a give notice of those reasons to the person in question;
b afford him an opportunity of making representations in person on the matter to the Council; and
c take a decision to terminate or not terminate the appointment.

2 If the affected staff or any three members of the Council so request within a period of one month from the date of receipt of the notice of the Council's decision, the Council shall make arrangements for:
a a joint committee of the Council and the Senate to review the matter and to report on it to the Council; and
b the person in question to be afforded an opportunity to appear before and be heard by an Investigating committee with respect to the matter,
and if the Council after considering the report of the investigating committee, is satisfied that the person in question should be removed, the Council may so remove him by an instrument in writing signed on the directions of the Council.

3 The Vice-Chancellor may, in a case of misconduct by a member of staff which, in the opinion of the Vice-Chancellor is prejudicial to the interest of the University, suspend such member and the suspension shall immediately be reported to the Council.

4 For good cause, any member of staff may be suspended from duty, or his appointment may be terminated by the Council, and for the purposes of this subsection, "good cause" means:
a conviction for any offence which the Council considers to be such as to render the person concerned unfit for the discharge of the duties of his office;
b any physical or mental incapacity which the Council, after obtaining medical advice, considers to be such as to render the person concerned unfit to continue to hold his office;
c conduct of a scandalous or disgraceful nature which the Council considers to be such as to render the person concerned unfit to continue to hold his office; or
d conduct which the Council considers to be such as to constitute failure or inability of the person concerned to discharge the duties of his office or comply with the terms and conditions of his service.

5 A person suspended under subsection (3) shall be on half pay and the Council shall, before the expiration of three months after the date of such suspension, consider the case against that person and come to a decision as whether to:
a continue the person's suspension and, if so, on what terms, including the proportion of his emoluments to be paid to him;
b reinstate the person, in which case the Council shall restore his full emoluments to him with effect from the date of suspension;
c terminate the appointment of the person concerned, in which case the person shall not be entitled to the proportion of his emoluments withheld during the period of suspension; or
d take such lesser disciplinary action against the person, including the restoration of such proportion of his emoluments that might have been withheld, as the Council may determine.

6 Where the Council, under this section, decides to continue a person's suspension or decides to take further disciplinary action against the person, the Council shall, before the expiration of three months from such decision come to a final determination in respect of the case concerning the person.

7 The person by whom an instrument of removal is signed under subsection (1) shall use his best endeavours to cause a copy of the instrument to be served, as soon as reasonably practicable, on the person to whom it relates.

8 Nothing in this section, prevents the Council from making regulations for the discipline of staff and workers of the University as may be appropriate.

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If, on the recommendation of the Senate, it appears to the Vice-Chancellor that a person appointed as an examiner for any examination of the University ought to be removed from his office or appointment, then, except in such cases as may be prescribed by the Vice-Chancellor, the Senate may, after affording the examiner an opportunity of making representations in person on the matter to the Vice-Chancellor, remove the examiner from the appointment by an instrument in writing signed by the Vice-Chancellor.

2 Subject to the regulations made under section 8 (4), the Vice-Chancellor may, on the recommendation of the Senate, appoint an a propriate person as examiner in the place of the examiner removed under subsection (1).

3 The Vice-Chancellor on signing an instrument of removal under this section, shall cause a copy of the instrument to be sewed as soon as reasonably practicable on the person to whom it is related.

1 Subject to the provisions of this section, where after due process it appears to the Vice-Chancellor that any student is guilty of misconduct, the Vice-Chancellor may, without prejudice to any other disciplinary power conferred on him by Statute or regulations, direct that the:
a student shall not, during such period as may be specified in the directions, participate in such activities of the University or make use of such facilities of the University, as may be so specified;
b activities of the student shall, during such period as may be specified in the direction, be restricted in such manner as may be specified;
c student be rusticated for such period as may be specified in the direction; or
d student be expelled from the University.

2 Where a direction is given under subsection (1) (a) - (d) in respect of any student, that student may, within the prescribed period and in the prescribed manner, appeal against the direction to the Senate.

3 Where an appeal is brought pursuant to subsection (2), the Senate shall, after causing such inquiry to be made In the matter as the Senate considers just, either confirm or set aside the direction or modify it in such manner as the Senate deems fit.

4 An appeal brought under subsection (3) shall not affect the operation of the direction while the appeal is pending.

5 The Vice-Chancellor may delegate his powers under this section to a disciplinary board consisting of such members of the University as he may nominate.

6 Nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing the restriction or termination of a student's activities at the University for conduct which in the opinion of Senate is prejudicial to the interest of the University or to its corporate objective or image.

7 A direction under subsection (1) (a) may be combined with a direction under subsection (1) (b).

1 No person shall be required to satisfy requirements as to race (including ethnic grouping), sex, place of birth, family origin, religious or political persuasion, as a condition of becoming or continuing to be a:
a student at the university;
b holder of any degree of the University, appointment or employment at the University; or
c member of any body established under this Act.

2 No person shall be subjected to any disadvantage or accorded any advantage in relation to the University, by reference to any of the matters in subsection (1).

1 For the purpose of the Land Use Act (which provides for the compulsory acquisition of land for public purposes) any purpose of the University shall be the same as that of the Federation. [Cap. L5, LFN, 2004.]

2 Where an estate or interest in land is acquired by the Government under this section, the Government under this section, the Government may, by a certificate under the hand and seal of the person so authorised in that behalf transfer it to the University.

Without prejudice to the provisions of the Land Use Act, the University shall not dispose of or charge any land or an interest in any land (including any land transferred to the University by this Act) except with the prior consent, either general or special, of the Governor: [Cap. L5, LFN, 2004.]
Provided that such consent shall not be required in the case of any lease or tenancy at a rack-rent for a term not exceeding 21 years or. any lease or tenancy to a member of the University for residential purpose.

Except as may be otherwise provided by Statute or regulations, the quorum and procedure of any body of persons established under this Act shall be as determined by that body.

1 Any body of persons established under this Act shall, without prejudice to the generality of the powers of that body, have power to set up committees, which need not consist exclusively of members of that body, and to authorise a committee set up by it to:
a perform, on its behalf, its functions as it may determine; and
b co-opt members, and direct whether or not co-opted members are entitled to vote in that committee.

2 Any two or more such bodies may arrange for the holding of joint meetings of those bodies, or for setting up of committees consisting of members of those bodies, for the purpose of considering any matter within the competence of those bodies or any of them, and either of dealing with it or reporting on it to those bodies or any of them.

3 Except as may be otherwise provided by Statute or regulations, the quorum and procedure of a committee established or meeting held in pursuance of this section, shall be such as may be determined by the body or bodies which have decided to set up the committee or hold the meeting.

4 The Pro-Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor shall be members of every committee of which the members are wholly or partly appointed by the Council (other than a committee appointed to inquire into the conduct of the officer in question), and the Vice-Chancellor shall be a member of every committee of which the members are wholly or partly appointed by the Senate.

5 Nothing in the section is construed as enabling the:
a Statutes to be made otherwise than in accordance with section 11; or
b Senate to empower any other body to make regulations, award degrees or other qualifications.

1 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Pension Reform Act, the compulsory retiring age of the;
a academic staff of the University in the non-professorial cadre is 65 years; [Act No. 4, 2014.]
b academic staff of the University in the professorial cadre is 70 years; and
c non-academic staff of the University is 65 years.

2 A law or rule requiring a person to retire from the public service after serving for 35 years does not apply to an academic staff of the University.

An academic staff of the University who retires as a Professor in the University is entitled to pension at a rate equivalent to his annual salary provided that the Professor has served continuously in the University up to the retirement age.

1 The seal of the University shall be such as may be determined by the Council and approved by the Chancellor, and the affixing of the seal shall:
a in the case of certificates issued by the University, authenticated by the Vice-Chancellor and the Registrar; and
b in the case of any other document, authenticated by any member of Council, the Vice-Chancellor and the Registrar or any other person authorised by Statute.

2 Any document purporting to be a document executed under the seal of the University shall be received in evidence and is, unless the contrary is proved, presumed to be so executed.

3 Any contract or instrument which, if made or executed by a person not being a body corporate, would not be required to be under seal, may be made or executed on behalf of the University by any person generally or specially authorised to do so by the Council without sear.

4 The validity of any proceeding of any body established under this Act is not affected by any vacancy in the membership of the body, any defect in the appointment of a member of the body or by reason that any person not entitled to do so took part in the preceding.

5 A member of any such body who has a personal interest in any matter proposed to be considered by that body shall disclose his interest to the body and shall not vote on any question relating to that matter.

6 Nothing in section 12 of the Interpretation Act (which provides for the application in relation to subordinate legislation of certain incidental provisions) applies to Statutes or regulations made under this Act. [Cap. 123, LFN, 2004.]

7 The power conferred by this Act on any body to make Statutes or regulations includes power to revoke or vary any:
a Statute (including the Statute contained in the Third Schedule to this Act); or
b regulation by a subsequent Statute or subsequent regulation as the case may be:
Provided that Statutes or regulations may make different provisions in relation to different circumstances.

8 No stamp duty or other duty shall be payable in respect of any transfer of property to the University by virtue of sections 10, 21 or the Second Schedule to this Act.

9 Any notice or other instrument authorised to be served by virtue of this Act may, without prejudice to any other mode of service, be served by post.

1 In this Act:
"Act" means the Federal University of Agriculture Zuru, Kebbi State Act;
"appropriate authority" means any person, body or authority authorised by law to act in a specific or general capacity in relation to a subject matter;
"campus" means any campus which may be established by the University;
"college" means any college which may be established by the University;
"Constitution" means the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria;
"graduate" means a person on whom a degree (other than an honorary degree) has been conferred by the University;
"gross misconduct" means any act of misconduct and improper behavior that may be designated as gross misconduct by any Statute or Regulation made under this Act.
"Minister" means the Minister charged with the responsibility for education;
"misconduct" means any conduct which is prejudicial to the good name of the University, discipline and the proper administration of the business of the University;
"notice" means notice in writing;
"officer" does not include the Visitor;
"prescribed" means prescribed by Statute or Regulation made under this Act;
"President" means the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria;
"professor" means a person designated as a professor of the University in accordance with provisions made in that behalf by Statute or by Regulations;
"property" includes rights, liabilities and obligations;
"provisional council" means the provisional council appointed for the University by the President with effect from September 2016;
"regulations" means regulations made by the Senate or Council;
"Senate" means the Senate of the University established by this Act;
"Statute" means a Statute made by the University under section I I and 12 of this Act;
"Statutes" means all such Statutes as are in force from time to time;
"teacher" means a person holding a full time appointment as a member of the teaching or research staff of the University;
"undergraduate" means a person in statupupilari in the University, other than-
(a) a graduate; and
(b) a person of such description as may be prescribed for the purposes of this definition; and
"University" the Federal University of Agriculture Zuru, Kebbi State incorporated and constituted by this Act.

2 Where in any provision of this Act, it is laid down that proposals are to be submitted or a recommendation is to be made by one authority to another through one or more intermediate authorities, it shall be the duty of every such intermediate authority to forward any proposal or recommendations received by it pursuant to that provision to the appropriate authority, but any such intermediate authority may, if it deems fit, forward its own comments thereon.

This Act may be cited as the Federal University of Agriculture Zuru, Kebbi, (Establishment) Act, 2019.