President Muhammadu Buhari has said the Nigerian government cannot afford the amount of funding needed to revive the country’s educational system. Buhari also said the competition for funds had become keener because of the recent increase in the number of tertiary institutions in Nigeria.

The president spoke on Saturday at the 49th convocation ceremony of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He said the financial situation had been worsened by the global economic downturn, which also affected the national revenue.

Buhari, who was represented at the ceremony by the Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, however, said his administration was committed to addressing the needs of tertiary institutions through budgetary allocations to the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND).

“I am optimistic that the on-going drive to diversify the national economy will provide the government with additional resources to improve funding for the education system,” he said.

The president said the universities should also leverage other funding sources, such as from alumni, friends, the private sector, institutional linkages, and research grants, to attract additional revenue for infrastructure, research, and development.

“We must also address the problems of poor work ethics and the albatross of prolonged and recurrent industrial actions by staff of universities,” the president stated.

Buhari advised academic institutions across the country to embark on the kind of innovative research that could help boost production and diversify the economy.


Our universities must continue to emphasise training in entrepreneurship so school leavers and graduates are able to become job creators instead of perennial job seekers,” he said.

On his part, Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, said the government should make effort to address the perennial challenge of poverty and inequality in the country or risk losing the youth to crime. Amaechi, who delivered the 49th convocation lecture of the university, stated that the series of protests held across the country of late, such as #ENDSARS, were as a result of increasing poverty and disaffection on the part of the citizens.

Although, the current administration has introduced a number of programmes to help eradicate poverty, such as Transport Track for individuals who were into the transportation business, several Nigerians are yet to be lifted out of poverty,” the minister said.

He stated that policies should be focused on the rural majority, and targeted at giving the citizens a good life and lifting them out of poverty.

November1857:
But you can afford fund to build a railway to another country, Niger republic..

Buhari may soon introduce Almajiri system of education to the South

inoki247:
okay good...

our Muslim Brothers should goan enrol in Ile Kewu (Arabic Class) be that...


And our Christian Brothers should goan Enrol for Sunday School Class.....


Me I know you can't give what you don't have person wey neva sure abt him O Level how he go tak send u 2 schl...

November1857:



https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2021/06/13/buhari-fg-cannot-afford-funds-to-revive-education/

Icarus99:
The problem is they designed the system in such a way that it would favor only the politicians, I mean you people owe workers salaries but you never default on the senators allowances basically paying them for doing absolutely nothing
Maybe we can take it from there, how can we have funds when half of the money goes to them senators and house of reps to fund their stupid life style
Is it not hypocrisy that some governors said they can’t pay the minimum wage which is not even up to $100
But the salaries of them REPS AND SENATORS dey enter on a reg

Tajbol4splend:
Lawmakers are plucking 29.4 Million Naira every fvcking month and people shy away from them, no bills that help the common man, no bills of equity and people think our biggest problem is Buhari

The Governors receive half a billion security vote every month but they can't spend this money on security but instead using it to pay ransom and we are quick to blame Buhari

The Governors have technically abolished the Local Governments, which has indirectly reduced job creation and aided insecurity

Las las Buhari is guilty of his sins, and the sins of both the Lawmakers and Governors

hakym619:


I need scholarship.

hakym619:




I have a Diploma in occupational therapy (medical rehabilitation).
I intend to advance however no money to further my studies.

The course is not available as BSC in Nigeria.

ThisIsOurLand:
Education its not what we need now what we need it's for the cattle rearing business to be taking seriuosly by every citizen of Nigeria.
Every body should engage in cattle rearing cattle rearing is better

November1857:
But you can afford fund to build a railway to another country, Niger republic..

Buhari may soon introduce Almajiri system of education to the South