Governor Ademola Adeleke has called for the establishment of engineering endowment funds to drive critical national development.
African University of Science and Technology says Africa should transition from reliance on imported solutions to homegrown innovation driven by research commercialisation.
The government said it would continue to invest in tertiary education by improving infrastructure, modernising facilities, and supporting research.
The Federal University of Transportation, Daura, has inaugurated a trans-Saharan route and trade research project team constituted by the vice-chancellor, Umar Adam-Katsayal.
“As we speak, some staff who have worked for 20 years to 22 years earn less than ₦30,000 in today’s Nigeria,” COEASU said.
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The Lagos government has trained over 1,000 students on the proper use of emergency toll-free lines 767 and 112.
The government announced the Nigeria National Laureate Annual Prize Programme, which aims to reward the best student researchers across tertiary institutions in the country.
The exercise was conducted across 989 computer-based test centres nationwide.
Ozovehe Shehu, a chemical pathologist, has been appointed the new chief medical director of the Federal Teaching Hospital, Lokoja.
Mr Alausa also mentioned that universities must move beyond teaching to become innovation hubs and drive national development.
