Education experts have called for the establishment of schools of invention and innovation across Nigeria to nurture young inventors and address the country’s economic challenges.
This was the central message at the annual lecture and induction ceremony of the King’s College British and American Institutions in Abuja.
The event, “The Hidden and Latent Key to Nigeria’s Emergence as a G20 Nation Under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,” emphasised the urgent need to integrate innovation-driven programmes into the education system to foster sustainable growth.
The ceremony also included the presentation of the Effulgence 2024 Doctors Award.
Speaking at the event, the country director of King’s College British and American Institutions, Prof. Paul Godwin Udofia, described Nigeria’s economy as “an emergency room, under oxygen.” He stressed the importance of raising inventors to transform the nation’s economic fortunes.
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Source: Leadership Newspaper
