By Matthew Atungwu The Nigerian senate has called on the Federal Government to increase budgetary allocation to federal universities...
By Matthew Atungwu
The Nigerian senate has called on the Federal Government to
increase budgetary allocation to federal universities in the 2025 budget to
take care of the teething problems of Nigerian universities.
The lawmakers also resolved to mandate the relevant
committee to mediate with the ministers of finance, education and other
relevant ministries or immediately take steps to checkmate the increasing spate
of brain drain in the country.
This resolution is coming after a lawmaker, Anthony Okorie
raised the alarm in a motion, over the growing challenge of brain drain and in
consequence, the significant outflow of highly educated professionals in
Nigeria, especially in the academia, in the quest for better working
conditions, exacerbating the skill gap in the workforce of the country.
Okorie also expressed concern over the poor remunerations
and working conditions of Nigerian lecturers.
According to him, since it was last reviewed over 15 years
ago, it remains among the poorest in the world and triggers the continuous loss
of experienced hands from the nation’s ivory towers to other countries.
The lawmakers also mandated the relevant committee or senate
to liaise with the ministers of finance, education, and other relevant
ministries or immediately take steps to checkmate the increasing spate of brain
drain in the country.
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