President Buhari to set up 6 new Universities

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.

Adamu said “This government has already decided to even add more; it is going to establish six new universities of science and technology.

“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.

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