President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday called on the private sector to invest in research and development in the nation’s universities.
Buhari spoke at the 32nd Convocation Ceremony for the 2016/2017 and 2018/2019 academic sessions of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT).
He said the Federal Government alone could not meet all the needs of universities and needed support from the private sector.
The president, however, added that the private sector must be encouraged to invest in research and development in universities.
“This means that universities must make themselves relevant to the private sector through research to attract funding from the sector.
“Therefore, universities must develop a more relevant curriculum. The Federal Government is working hard to attain global best practice in the education sector,” he said.
Buhari, who was represented by the Minister of State for Education, Prof. Anthony Onwuka, said that tertiary education in the…
