MULTI-DIMENSIONAL ADVANCE: PLASU Activates 103.3 Campus FM Radio, Boosts Poultry Production, and Upgrades Emergency Medical Services
By Peter Azi – Jos
Vice Chancellor Plateau State University Bokkos, Professor Shadrack Best led management has achieved a series of developmental milestones, headlined by the official activation of the university’s campus radio station, broadcasting on 103.3 FM.
In his historic maiden broadcast, Professor Shedrack Best declared that the new station would serve as a vital hub for information dissemination, education, and entertainment, reaching both the university community and its surrounding environs.
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The Vice Chancellor explained that the station’s activation is a strategic component of the university’s broader plan to revolutionise media studies. To this end, the institution has successfully unbundled its Mass Communication Department into a fully-fledged Faculty of Media Studies.
In a significant gesture to the university’s host community, Professor Best announced plans to broadcast programmes in indigenous languages including Butura language. This initiative aims to preserve and promote local cultural heritage while providing a platform to discover burgeoning talent in the creative and entertainment sectors. The radio house, a landmark structure originally built in 2005, is nestled within the Simon Bako Lalong Garden at the foot of the Bokkos hills.
In a strategic move to advancing Agricultural Excellence and Nutritional Welfare.
Furthering his operational tour, the Vice Chancellor inspected the university’s poultry farm a collaborative venture between the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and the
Directorate of Entrepreneurship Development Centre,where the Dean of the Faculty,Dr Hosea Finangwai briefed the Vice Chancellor on the farm’s operations, which utilise both deep-litter and battery-cage systems. Currently, a flock of 564 layers is producing approximately 12 crates of eggs per day.
Professor Best pledged to expand and equip the facility to provide superior practical training for students. In a move to support the campus community, he announced that eggs would be sold to staff and students at subsidised rates to promote healthy nutrition. Looking ahead, the Vice Chancellor disclosed plans to diversify agricultural output, including the importation of pedigree dairy cows to initiate milk production on campus.
Strengthening Campus Healthcare,
the vice Chancellor’s final engagement,was the inspection of the university’s newly refurbished ambulance. The vehicle has been upgraded with modern emergency medical equipment to significantly enhance the institution’s healthcare response and ensure the safety of students and staff during medical emergencies.
These developments underscore a period of rapid, pragmatic growth at PLASU, touching on communication, food security, and student welfare.
(DEMOCRACY NEWSLINE NEWSPAPER, JANUARY 15TH 2026)
