BUA pledges $100m annually for educational research
The founder, BUA Group, Alhaji Abdulsamad Rabiu, on Tuesday in Abuja pledged the donation of 100 million dollars annually to boost research in the country’s tertiary institutions.
Rabiu, represented by Dr Aliyu Hong, the Director of Government Relations of the company, disclosed this at the 2021 Roundtable for the Development of Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun (FUPRE).
He said that university education required a facelift, hence, the need for adequate funding to make the institutions as effective in the committee of nations.
Also, the Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, called for a more robust partnership between the private and public sector to fund tertiary education.
Gambari, who was represented by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Timipre Sylva, also said that institutions must begin to think outside the box to expand innovation for educational advancement.
“We must endeavour to focus more on technology that will make research thrive in our institutions.
“We need to start developing technologies that are acknowledged globally to solve problems, which is another phase in the educational development of the country.
“We need to actually begin to research our problems and find solutions, the educational system needs to lead in the push.”
The Minister of State for Education, Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, said there was need for continuous provision of quality access to education for Nigerians.
Nwajiuba, represented by his Special Assistant on Policy and Political Matters, Mr Paul Odili, said,“It is time for national and international donors to play a role in supporting education. Our spending has to match with education to provide the needed outcome.” (NAN)