Proposed Anglican university gets free land in Niger state Dec 9 2014 Gov. Babangida Aliyu of Niger state has allocated 100 hectares, at no cost to the Anglican Church, for the proposed Walter Miller University (WMU), Diko, Niger state. Gen. Theophilus Danjuma, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, WMU, disclosed this at the Sod Turning Ceremony of the institution on Monday in Diko. Danjuma said the essence of the event was to seek God’s blessings and protection on the land upon which the university would be built. He said that the school was in honour of Dr Miller, the pioneer Missionary who contributed a lot in establishing schools, a church and dispensary in Northern Nigeria from 1902 to 1929. “It is a memorable day because we are about to bless the land on which an Anglican University is to be built in the North,” he said. “We also wish to acknowledge, with immense gratitude, the offer of this 100 hectares of land to us at no cost by the Governor of Niger State, Dr Babangida Aliyu. “The gesture is one of its kind in this country. “This ceremony is simple but very significant to us because we are starting this venture by seeking the blessings, guidance and protection of God for the land,’’ he said. He recalled that Dr Miller, under the leadership of Bishop Tugwell, set foot in Northern Nigeria as a Missionary doctor and educator over a century ago. Click here for the rest of the article: http://thenewsnigeria.com.ng/2014/12/09/proposed-anglican-university-gets-free-land-in-niger-state/