President Bola Tinubu has promised to ensure more access to tertiary education in the country. The president has also called on the management of universities in the country to ensure the adequate maintenance of facilities on campuses.
President Tinubu made the admonition Tinubu on Saturday in Abuja, the nation’s capital during the 13 convocation ceremony of the National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN, and investiture of the new Chancellor of NOUN, Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku’ Akpolokpolo Ewuare II on Saturday in Abuja.
Represented by the Deputy Executive Secretary, Academics at the National Universities Commission, Joel Saliu the president urged the university management in the country to ensure proper utilization of financial and other resources on campuses, stressing that the federal government, will, on its own part, ensure the smooth running of the ivory tower by providing enabling laws and environment suitable for learning.