President of Nigeria,Mohammadu Buhari, has expressed his worry for the educational system in the country through Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission,Prof. Julius Okojie.
Okojie, who was in Bauchi at the 19th to 22nd convocation ceremony ofAbubakar Tafawa BalewaUniversity, stated that Nigerian Universities do not make it to the top hundred universities in the world even though the country has lots of talents that excel elsewhere.
He said, “it is worrisome that no Nigerian university is quoted among the top 100 universities in the world.
“We rank below a thousand, if we do not aspire to be among the world class universities, we cannot boast of robust system capable of making the country among the top economies of the world.
“We have abundance of talents who excel elsewhere but appear incapacitated at home. This is unacceptable.
“Whatever makes our abundant talents fail at home and excel abroad must be identified and neutralised for our benefit and that of our future generation,’’ he said.
He added that one of the mainchallengesthe Nigerian institutions are facing is that they keep sabotaging themselves through incessant strike actions.
“The repercussions of strike usually retard the smooth running of academic activities with heavy negative consequences," he said.
He concluded by urging State Government to encourage and support Universities in their states so that they are better able to access and take advantage of much needed talent.
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