By Abdul Seye The Federal Government has included N470 billion for revitalization and salary enhancements in the tertiary institutio...
By Abdul Seye
The Federal Government has included N470 billion for
revitalization and salary enhancements in the tertiary institutions in the 2023
budget.
President Muhammadu Buhari disclosed this on Friday during
the budget presentation to a joint session of the National Assembly.
Buhari said his government noted “with dismay the crisis
that has paralysed activities in the public universities in the country.”
He stated that he “expected the staff of these institutions
to show a better appreciation of the current state of affairs in the country.
In the determined effort to resolve the issue, we have provided a total of
470.0 billion in the 2023 budget from our constrained resources, for
revitalization and salary enhancements in the tertiary institutions.”
Buhari also said it is instructive to note that the
government alone cannot provide the resources required for funding tertiary
education.
“In most countries, the cost of education is jointly shared
between the government and the people, especially at the tertiary level. It is
imperative therefore that we introduce a more sustainable model of funding
tertiary education.”
He added that “the government remains committed to the
implementation of agreements reached with staff unions within available
resources. This is why we have remained resolute that we will not sign any
agreement that we would be unable to implement. Individual institutions would
be encouraged to keep faith with any agreement reached in due course to ensure
stability in the educational sector.”
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