Tinubu tasks varsities on research that will fast-track development

President Bola Tinubu on Saturday charged Nigerian universities to undertake research that would fast-track national development.

Tinubu made the call at the 9th convocation ceremony of the Federal University Dutsin-ma, Katsina State.

The president, who was represented at the event by the Vice-Chancellor, Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa, Prof. Abdulkarim Sabo-Mohammed, said: “Education is a cornerstone of national development, therefore, it must be responsive and transformative.

“I urge Nigerian universities to live up to expectations as vanguard of research, teaching, and community service, in line with their tripartite mandate in championing demand-driven research to make human life better and enriched.”

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He also urged students to take advantage of the student loan scheme to support their education pursuits.

According to him, over N70 billion has so far been disbursed to students nationwide.

Earlier, the Chancellor of the university, King Dandeson Douglas-Jaja, expressed happiness that out of the 77 academic programmes of the university, 74 have full accreditation while four have interim accreditation.

He congratulated the graduands and urged them to be good ambassadors of the university in particular and the country in general wherever they found themselves.

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