JAMB registrar tasks Nigerians on education, national development
The registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Ishaq Oloyede, has called for a repositioning of Nigeria’s education sector to reduce dependence on foreign assistance.
Mr Oloyede made the call in Ibadan on the sideline of the 595th inaugural lecture of the University of Ibadan delivered by Dhikru Adewale Yaboyaju of the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Science, on Thursday evening.
The JAMB registrar, who stressed the importance of collective responsibility in national development, said Nigeria would continue to progress if every citizen made meaningful contributions within their own capacity.
Mr Oloyede said that Nigeria would not need to depend on foreign assistance if its education sector was properly positioned.
“We will continue to develop as long as every Nigerian makes his or her own contribution. Let each of us, in our little way, contribute to the development of the nation,” he said.
The registrar urged stakeholders in the education sector to take ownership of the system and strengthen it as drivers of Nigeria’s growth and independence.
(NAN)
We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.
More from Peoples Gazette
Agriculture
FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology
The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices
Politics
Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku
“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”
World
Wildfires: Two firefighting helicopters collide in Greece
The collision happened during aerial firefighting operations over a wildfire in the northwest of Athens.
States
Ooni of Ife welcomes baby girl
The monarch announced the birth of a royal princess with his queen, Olori Oluwatosin Ogunwusi.
Economy
CPPE seeks reform of development finance to bridge N50 trillion gap
The organisation said the deficit was limiting growth across manufacturing, agriculture, agribusiness, micro, small and medium enterprises, and export-oriented businesses.
States
One dead, several injured in bandit attack on Kwara community
Bandits killed one person and injured several others during an attack on Lata Nna community in the Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State.
World
Russian court seizes 123 Jehovah’s Witnesses’ real estate assets
The properties include 63 residential and commercial buildings, as well as 60 plots of land covering a total area of 5.6 hectares.
NationWide
LPDC fixes September 30 to rule on petition against SAN, two others
In the petition before the LPDC, the respondents were accused of professional misconduct, criminal misrepresentation, forgery and perjury.
