The University of Jos received a pat on the back in September 2005 for establishing an Advancement office. The Minister of Education, Mrs. Chinwe Obaji, who performed the commissioning of the new office amidst a heavy downpour of rain, said that the Federal Government is supportive of innovations that will meet the challenge of revamping and repositioning the educational system in Nigeria. “The goal of the present administration is to establish and sustain a university system that is adequately equipped, responsive and among the best in the world” she pledged.

While commending the vision and mission of the University administration, the Minister called on other Nigerian universities and tertiary institutions to emulate the laudable initiative of the University

of Jos. She further advised university authorities to be prudent and make judicious use of funds available to them.

The purse of the Advancement office was made heavier at the event with a donation of 1.5 million Naira, by the special guest and Governor of Nasarawa State, Alhaji Abdullahi Adamu, an alumnus of the university. Represented by the Deputy Governor, Mr. Labaran Maku, also an alumnus, the Governor urged the Federal Government to direct a fair percentage of the excess earning from crude oil resources to Nigerian universities.