The Federal Government has taken a big step towards strengthening Nigeria’s tertiary training system with the inauguration of principal officers for newly established federal establishments and the management of the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE). The Minister of Educat…
The Federal Government has taken a big step towards strengthening Nigeria’s tertiary training system with the inauguration of principal officers for newly established federal establishments and the management of the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE).
The Minister of Education, Maruf Tunji Alausa, formally inaugurated the principal officers of the Federal University of Science and Technology, Epe, Lagos State; the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Federal Polytechnic, Abuja; and the Executive Secretary of the NCCE at a ceremony held on the PSE Conference Room of the Federal Ministry of Education in Abuja.
The inauguration underscores the Federal Government’s dedication to increasing entry to high quality tertiary training, strengthening instructor growth, and positioning Nigerian establishments as centres of innovation, analysis, and nationwide growth.
Speaking on the ceremony, Dr. Alausa congratulated the newly appointed officers and welcomed them into the Ministry’s training management group, noting that their appointments had been based mostly on competence, integrity, and confirmed dedication to nationwide service.
According to the Minister, the inauguration represents an vital milestone within the Federal Government’s ongoing reforms aimed toward strengthening institutional management and increasing entry to increased training in disciplines crucial to nationwide growth and international competitiveness.
Dr. Alausa defined that the institution of the Federal University of Science and Technology, Epe, and the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Federal Polytechnic, Abuja, displays a strategic response to rising nationwide and international challenges together with meals safety, public well being, local weather change, renewable power, and technological innovation.
He famous that the places of the establishments in Epe, Lagos State, and Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, had been strategically chosen due to their robust human capital base and financial potential, positioning them as hubs for analysis, innovation, and regional growth.
The Minister additional emphasised that the establishments are envisioned as centres of excellence in technological innovation, renewable power, local weather change adaptation, catastrophe threat administration, and sustainable analysis, tasked with producing homegrown options to nationwide challenges whereas contributing to the worldwide data ecosystem.
Addressing the newly appointed Executive Secretary of the NCCE, Dr. Alausa highlighted the crucial significance of instructor training to nationwide growth, noting that the standard of lecturers in the end determines the standard of scholars produced and the broader trajectory of nationwide progress.
He due to this fact charged the management of the Commission to strengthen governance throughout schools of training, uphold institutional integrity, promote advantage-based mostly management, and strengthen tutorial requirements throughout the instructor training system.
The Minister additionally inspired the Vice-Chancellor, Rector, and different pioneer principal officers of the brand new establishments to steer with imaginative and prescient, integrity, and dedication to excellence whereas prioritizing school growth, analysis tradition, pupil welfare, strategic partnerships, and group engagement.
Dr. Alausa additionally acknowledged the dedication and contributions of the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education, Mr. Olumuyiwa Enitan Abel, whose management he recommended for supporting the implementation of key reforms below the Renewed Hope Agenda of Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The Permanent Secretary described the inauguration as a big milestone within the Federal Government’s effort to develop equitable entry to high quality training and strengthen establishments crucial to Nigeria’s technological development and sustainable growth.
He congratulated the newly inaugurated officers and urged them to view their appointments as a possibility to contribute meaningfully to nationwide growth via devoted service and visionary management.
Responding on behalf of his college principal inaugurated officers, Professor Oshikoya Kazeem Adeola, Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Science and Technology, Epe, expressed appreciation to the Federal Government and the Ministry of Education for the arrogance reposed in them.
He assured that the establishment would work diligently to construct a powerful tutorial basis and align its growth with the nationwide imaginative and prescient for the training sector.
Similarly, Professor Onibon Nosiru, Rector of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Federal Polytechnic, Abuja, pledged the dedication of the establishment’s management to determine robust institutional frameworks and collaborate carefully with the Ministry and different stakeholders to make sure the profitable growth of the Polytechnic.
Also responding, Dr. Angela Ajala, Executive Secretary of the NCCE, expressed her honour at being entrusted with the accountability of main instructor growth in Nigeria and pledged her dedication to strengthening requirements throughout schools of training.
Delivering the vote of thanks, Dr. Wale Kareem, Acting Director of the University Education Department of the Federal Ministry of Education, expressed appreciation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his continued dedication to strengthening tertiary training.
He additionally recommended the Honourable Minister for his management and thanked all stakeholders whose contributions ensured the profitable inauguration ceremony.
The Federal Ministry of Education reaffirmed its dedication to strengthening institutional management, enhancing governance frameworks, and advancing insurance policies that may improve the standard, relevance, and international competitiveness of Nigeria’s tertiary training system.