By Albert Akota
The Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has called for more investment in Open Universities in the country and expansion of capacities of tertiary institutions.
The Vice President who was represented by the Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, made this call at the 20th Convocation of the Igbinedion University, Okada
The Vice President said the expansion of tertiary institutions would accommodate more youths who constitute 70 percent of the country’s population.
“As a nation, we must Invest in more Open Universities. With the number of youths accounting for about 70 per cent of our population. We cannot overemphasize the need to expand the capacity of our tertiary education landscape cost-effectively”, he said.
“According to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), in 2019, the carrying capacity across our Tertiary Institutions stood at 750,000 while no fewer than 1.9 million candidates apply yearly, “
