President Buhari
While speaking at a forum in Abuja on Tuesday, Minister of
Education, Adamu Adamu, disclosed that the government of President
Muhammadu Buhari is working toward establishing six new universities of
science and technology, adding that they would be located in the six
geo-political zones.
The minister who revealed that the future of the world depended on science and technology, 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
taken. 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," he said.
He said over the years, the government had laid emphasis on science
and technology by giving more access to students in such fields.
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