President Muhammadu Buhari have called on Universities to take advantage of the Federal Government\u2019s interventions to boost research activities. Buhari made the call on Saturday during the 5th and 6th combined convocation of the Federal University Dutsin-Ma (FUDMA).<\/p>\n
Buhari who was represented by Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, the Minister of State for Education, said such research activities are aimed to produce\u00a0the manpower required to bring about the development of the country\u2019s economy. He also urged them to explore the opportunities provided by the Federal Government in the area of economic diversification agenda.<\/p>\n
Buhari said that the opportunities are designed to take the country from over dependence on oil in order to achieve sustainable economic development.<\/p>\n
He restated the Government\u2019s commitment to tackle the challenges of sustainable living, funding for research and capacity building as well as job creation.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is need for FUDMA to take advantage of the agrarian environment of Katsina State by liaising with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry\u00a0of Water Resources\u00a0to promote dry-season farming. This will provide employment opportunities and other economic benefits,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Buhari also restated the commitment of the Federal Government to sustain funding of university education in the country. He expressed belief that graduates are adequately prepared to contribute their quota to national development in their various areas of endeavors.<\/p>\n
Buhari, therefore charged the graduates to apply their knowledge and skills to create jobs and undertake activities that would add value to Nigeria\u2019s Economy and promote national development.<\/p>\n
Also the Chancellor of the University, King Jaja of Opobo, Dandeson Douglas-Jaja, in his address, urged graduates to be good ambassadors of the country wherever they found themselves.<\/p>\n
He advised them to take advantage of the Federal Government\u2019s huge opportunities to become self-employed and employers of labour, rather than chasing white collar jobs which are not available.<\/p>\n
FUDMA\u2019s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Armaya\u2019u Hamisu-Bichi, in his speech, said the 90 graduates qualified for the Masters\/Post Graduates degrees and 1,201 for Bachelor\u2019s degrees.<\/p>\n
He said that the university had offered automatic employment to the only PHD graduate among them.<\/p>\n
During the convocation ceremony, the Emir of Katsina, Alhaji Abdulmuminu Kabir-Usman, and the King Jaja of Opobo were conferred with the honorary Doctorate degrees.<\/p>\n
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