Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu revealed on Tuesday, May 10, 2016, that President Buhari will establish six new Universities of Science and Technology in the six geo-political zones of Nigeria.
“And,
at the lower level, there will be a technical school in each state of
the Federation and then vocational centres at the wards and local
government levels.
“You know, we have a
problem of access; if you look at it last year, one million people sat
for the universities but, only 150,000 were admitted.”
The minister also said “So, we still need to build more universities to create more space for those who want to get in.
“And,
then, the fact that the six new universities are being created for
science and technology underscores the decision by the government to put
more emphasis on science.
“Whether we
agree or not, oil has limited time before it finishes; the whole
economies of the world are going towards the knowledge economy.
“Actually, it is the cultivation of science, technology and engineering studies that will hold the economy in the future.”'
Buhari seems to have yielded to the call by Professor Geoffrey Okogbaa for him to establish more Universities.
Meanwhile, the management of the University of Lagos has reportedly evicted student union leaders from their hostels.
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