Varsities lament economic downturn, galloping inflation

to take swift and innovative measures to address the country’s economic challenges towards... to take swift and innovative measures to address the country’s economic challenges towards safeguarding the future of Nigerian youths.

He, however, lamented the increasingly hostile economic environment faced by private universities, emphasising the urgent need for comprehensive solutions. The guest lecturer, Vice-Chancellor of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti , Prof. Smaranda Olarinde, whose lecture dwelled on “Financial Challenges in the Nigerian University Sector in a Volatile and Uncertain Economy,” said appropriate cutting-edge technology and the use of artificial intelligence must be deployed in management in the university system.

He noted that there was no justification for the exclusion of private universities as beneficiaries of TETFund, which derives its funding from taxes collected from both public and private companies, adding: “Private universities, which play a crucial role in expanding access to tertiary quality education, are denied any benefits from TETFund.”Before flagging, please keep in mind that Disqus does not moderate communities.

The National Identity Management Commission and Nigerian Communications Commission are strategically collaborating to enhance processes relating to National Identification Number -SIM linkage. The College of Medicine of the Federal University of Health Sciences, Ila-Orangun , Osun State, is currently in a state of academic tension over unconfirmed resignation of senior medical lecturers.

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