The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has challenged Nigerian universities to initiate researches that could lead to innovations toward boosting technological growth.
“For the country to become
competitive at the global stage, it must explore, exploit and utilise
science and technological innovations; the universities should spearhead
such efforts,” he said in Kano on Saturday.
A
statement by Lydia Legbo, spokesperson of the Federal University of
Technology, Minna, said that Sanusi spoke when he received a delegation
from the institution, led by its Vice Chancellor, Prof Musibau Akanji,
on a visit to his palace.
It quoted
Sanusi as urging education managers across the universities to identify
challenges peculiar to their system and address them so as to achieve
their mandate.
The monarch commended the
university for its outstanding achievements over the years, noting that
it had remained a leading institution for technology education.
The
Emir applauded the outgoing governing council, led by Prof. Rufai
Alkali, for its selfless service to the university, and advised the
succeeding council members to sustain that zeal.
Earlier,
Akanji had said that the visit was to thank Sanusi for honouring the
invitation to the inaugural ceremony of the institution’s ultra-modern
Mosque.
He said that the Emir’s presence
was worth celebrating, especially after he led the first Friday prayers
in the mosque after its inauguration.
“Above
all, your sermon on peaceful co-existence of all faiths was a big
plus. It has elevated Islam and gingered up adherents to further
dedicate themselves to Allah,” the statement quoted Akanji as saying.
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