- As FUTMA holds 30th Convocation
The Honorable Minister of state Education Hon Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba has called for more impactual and result oriented research to help curb societal problems. He made this assertion at the 30th Convocation of the Federal University of Technology, Minna,Niger State.
The Minister of State Education, Hon. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba however charged the academia on the increased need for impactful research towards solving societal problems. He said it is pertinent to note that the interconnection between tertiary institutions and industry should be improved upon.
The Minister who was representing President Muhammadu Buhari as the Visitor,said Universities of Technology are pivotal to the actualization of our national development agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs) of the United Nations in training and production of adequate and highly qualified manpower to solve the problems of unemployment, security and youth restiveness thereby enabling them become self-reliant, entrepreneurs and job creators.
Hon. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba also performed the investiture ceremony of Oba Ogunlade Aladelusi,Odundun 2, the Deji of Akure as the new Chancellor of the University.