“At every point in time, the security agencies must be ahead of the criminals. If we are creative, we will always give these criminals a hard time…”
“We have to remember that there is no education without teachers, and that’s why we also have to invest in teacher training.”
He said this was in recognition of the funding needed for effective and efficient educational programmes at these universities.
The minister received the report of a committee that examined allegations of sexual harassment by Cyril Ndifo of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar.
He noted that arrangements had been concluded for a meeting with heads of key security outfits to review and enhance the security cover of the schools.
The minister added that President Bola Tinubu is aware of the challenges of Nigeria’s higher education and fully prepared to confront them headlong.
The minister also pledged to bridge the gaps between education policy statements and actualisation outcomes.
Mr Mamman said that Mr Tinubu’s commitment to retrain 10.5 million Nigerian out-of-school children with valuable skills places education as a top priority.
Mr Maiyaki said CCMAS would make up 70 per cent of the curriculum while the university decides what to include in the remaining 30 per cent.
