President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his administration dedication to skills, technology, and vocational education in order to create more job opportunities in the country.
The President, who was represented by the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, stated this during the 38th, 39th, 40th and 41st convocation ceremonies for over 22,000 graduands at Usman DanFodio University, Sokoto.
He also disclosed his government’s plans of establishing skills and innovation hubs in polytechnics as well as entrepreneurship centres across the federation.
He said “We strongly believe that our survival can always be assured by the qualities of human capital development, which is why we make education one of the top priorities of this administration.”
He emphasized, that, his administration will lay more emphasis on skills, technology, and vocational education, which, according to him are co-anchors of the educational system that prepares graduates for employment or better fulfilled as employers of labour.
“For this purpose, in the first phase of the programme, the government is building 24 skill and vocational hubs in polytechnics as well as entrepreneurship centres in our universities.
“We are also building vocational schools in secondary schools across the country to ensure that all levels of education enjoy the impact of our policy.
“We are set to inaugurate a private sector innovation enterprise centre across the country to deliver on the skill acquisition program of the government.
“As a government, we are also determined in our effort to continue to support the upgrade of infrastructure, teaching materials, and research equipment in our universities, which the need assessment of Nigeria’s public universities is addressing.”
“Universities are therefore expected to define their roles and carve out a niche for themselves by designing programmes that will assist the government in poverty reduction, creating employment opportunities, health promotion, the application of new technologies in the advancement of knowledge and prosperity, protecting the environment, promoting sustainable development, as well as sustaining democracy and good governance. Without missing out on the quest towards the attainment of global sustainable development goals.
The minister, on behalf of the President used the occasion to assure students of access to the student loan.
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