The NIPR boss said the vision was to train the next generation of leaders in Nigeria, having noticed the communication gap between leadership and fellowship.
Mr Anioke said that publishers’ involvement was necessary because of the pivotal role of publishers in actualising such a change.
He, therefore, called on stakeholders for collective responsibility to ensure that the educational system did not create barriers but built bridges.
Governor Alex Otti inaugurated Ofali Agwu Smart School on Wednesday to promote digital learning.
The lawmaker said that encouraging indigenous languages in Nigerian primary and junior secondary schools was crucial in promoting inclusiveness.
Mr Echono cited a higher cost of funding lecturers’ training abroad and alleged absconding of scholars for the decision.
No fewer than 3,100 indigent Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University students have benefited from the federal government’s loan scheme.
The House Committee on Student Loans and Higher Education Financing has lauded the performance of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND).
He said the commission brought in marshals who went around the municipalities in Abuja to mop up out-of-school children.
He also said the bill was significant because it would go a long way in addressing the long-standing educational aspirations of the Ijaw people of Delta.
