•Insists Nigeria will survive with human capital devt
•Dangote advocates nation’s transition to knowledge-based financial system
•Nigeria, Qatar to signal eight bilateral agreements as we speak
Deji Elumoye in Abuja and Ahmad Sorondinki in Kano
President Bola Tinubu yesterday in Doha, Qatar, acknowledged that nation-building requires perseverance and patriotism to succeed.
The president has additionally stated his administration will proceed to assist schooling due to his robust perception that Nigeria’s survival can solely be assured by the standard of human capital growth.
That is coming as Africa’s richest man and President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has stated Nigeria’s transition from a resource-based financial system to a knowledge-based financial system is essential to the nation’s quest to hitch the league of developed nations, simply as Qatar and Nigeria will as we speak signal eight bilateral agreements.
Talking with journalists shortly after inspecting the Nationwide Museum of Qatar, in Doha, Tinubu famous that because the starting of countries, nationalism and patriotism had remained main substances for tackling varied challenges alongside the way in which, including that “you be taught as you go on”.
President Tinubu who was kickstarting his two-day state go to to Qatar with the go to to the Museum, was performed around the edifice, which is positioned within the coronary heart of Doha and constructed on a land of about 430,500 sq. ft.
Talking on the importance of the museum, the President acknowledged that “it’s nice to doc tradition from the start of historical past, the tradition of civilisation, collaborations, challenges and perseverance of management.”
On replicating the identical in Nigeria, he stated: “We nonetheless have an extended method to go.”
He, nonetheless, expressed happiness for the chance to take a guided tour of the edifice, including that, “I’m glad I’m right here. It’s a nice honour; you be taught daily of your life.”
The president was performed around the edifice by the CEO of Qatar Museums, Mohammed saad Al Rumaihi.
From the museum, Tinubu additionally visited the Qatar Basis, chargeable for selling Qatar authorities humanitarian actions in different nations, together with Nigeria.
The Qatar Basis for Schooling, Science, and Group Growth, is a state-led non-profit organisation, devoted to serving to humanity within the areas of science, analysis, and documentation.
The establishment, which was based in 1995 by the then Emir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and his second spouse, Moza bint Nasser Al-Missne, has been linked to the event of faculties, homes, and well being amenities in a number of nations, together with Nigeria.
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State, whereas talking on the significance of the inspiration to Nigeria, attested to the humanitarian actions of the inspiration within the northern a part of Nigeria.
He disclosed that the Qatar Basis is at the moment constructing orphanages, homes, and faculties in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, and different locations within the northern a part of Nigeria.
“Their primary goal is to help displaced and downtrodden communities in Nigeria.
“We need to give our appreciation to the Qatar Charity Basis.
“We consider that with the presence of the President of Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu, this organisation will present extra assist to the federal government of Nigeria each on the nationwide and sub-national ranges.
“The primary goals of the inspiration are geared in the direction of enhancing schooling, Science, and analysis in group growth,” Zulum added.
He additionally expressed the hope that Nigerian entrepreneurs, particularly within the areas of agriculture and animal husbandry, would proceed to learn from the connection between Nigeria and Qatar.
Zulum, whereas noting that Qatar has perfected the event of agriculture, significantly livestock farming, additionally expressed the hope that Nigeria would leverage the connection to resolve the farmers/herders conflict.
“What we’d like from them significantly, is within the areas of analysis in group growth, as a result of they export meat and different meals gadgets.
“We’re talking about cattle grazing and farmers/ herders’ clashes and I feel the Qatari Basis will are available via analysis as a result of in northern Nigeria, we share weather conditions with Qatar. I hope that they’ll do the analysis in such a method that the 2 nations will mutually profit from.”
In the meantime, President Tinubu will as we speak interact the enterprise group and be part of his host on the Palace of the Emir of Qatar, for the signing of eight bilateral agreements.
Nigeria’s International Affairs Minister, Yusuf Tuggar, who disclosed this yesterday in Doha, added that Nigeria would count on a robust partnership between the 2 nations, as Qatar which is the third largest fuel producer, seeks to open up funding alternatives for the Nigerian enterprise group.
“It can curiosity you to know that Qatar buyers are in a number of nations in Africa, however not in Nigeria. Nigeria and Qatar collectively have stakes in the way forward for fuel, as the controversy is on as to the way forward for fuel within the power transition plans,” Tuggar defined.
Talking on the advantages of the go to for native MSMEs in Nigeria, Tuggar stated the go to would supply alternatives for the enterprise group to additional interact with their Qatar companions to discover mutually useful relationships.
Additionally talking, Minister of Youth Growth Jamila Ibrahim, expressed excessive hopes for the Nigerian youths because the ministry was in a position to mobilise youths to Qatar on the President’s directions to have interaction with their enterprise group for mutual advantages.
On his half, Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State who’s within the President’s entourage expressed deep appreciation to their host for offering the alternatives to have interaction with the Qatar buyers and look ahead to a rewarding expertise.
Sani famous that Nigeria’s stable minerals growth plans will even get a lift on account of the engagements, particularly by the sub-national governments.
Tinubu Insists Nigeria will Survive with Human Capital Growth
In the meantime, President Tinubu has stated his administration will proceed to assist schooling due to his robust perception that Nigeria’s survival can solely be assured by the standard of human capital growth.
President Tinubu disclosed this yesterday on the thirty eighth convocation ceremony of the Bayero College Kano (BUK), in Kano State.
The president who was represented by the Minister of Schooling, Professor Tahir Muhammad, defined that the current administration accorded high precedence to schooling and human capital growth.
“This administration will proceed to assist schooling due to our robust perception that our survival can solely be assured by the standard of our human capital growth. For this reason we made schooling the highest precedence of our administration.
“We’re supporting all facets of schooling; this administration will give attention to abilities, know-how, and vocational schooling as core drivers of the tutorial system that can put together graduants for employment and employer of labour.
“For this goal, the federal authorities is constructing 24 abilities and vocational hubs in polytechnics in addition to entrepreneurship centres in our universities. We’re additionally reviving 970 Shanghai centres for built-in studying and growth of Almajiri within the nation. “We’re additionally constructing 91 vocational faculties in secondary faculties throughout the nation to make sure that all ranges of schooling are having fun with the influence of our coverage.
He stated the federal authorities had taken steps to offer energy to universities with Compressed Pure Fuel (CNG) via the Ministry of Schooling and Ministry of Petroleum (Fuel).
In his remarks, the Vice Chancellor of BUK, Prof. Adamu Sagir Abbas, appealed to the federal authorities to fence the brand new campus of the college, because the college group has been going through monumental safety challenges, owing to the porous nature of the doorway and exit factors.
The Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jubrin, and the President of the African Growth Financial institution (AfDB), Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina had been conferred with honorary Doctorate levels, throughout the convocation ceremony.
Dangote Advocates Nation’s Transition to Data-based Economic system
In a associated growth, Africa’s richest man, Dangote, has stated the event of a knowledge-based financial system is essential to Nigeria’s quest to hitch the league of developed nations.
Dangote spoke on the weekend as a visitor lecturer on the thirty eighth convocation lecture of BUK.
The enterprise mogul, who was represented by the Group Govt Director of Dangote Group, Mansur Ahmed, delivered a lecture entitled: ‘Position of The Personal Sector in Constructing a Sustainable Data Economic system in Nigeria.’
He famous that for Nigeria to leverage and nurture a sustainable data financial system, the federal authorities should put money into schooling and abilities growth.
Dangote listed different components that may develop the data financial system in Nigeria together with the promotion of analysis and growth; digital infrastructure growth; entrepreneurship and innovation assist; round financial system integration; and authorities insurance policies’ regulation.
Others embrace Public-private partnership (PPP); environmental stewardship; digital inclusion and accessibility; group engagement and social influence.
The billionaire stated the nation wants a conducive enterprise setting that gives incentives for the environment friendly use of present data.
“Given the super advantages that the data financial system provides, it’s important that Nigeria makes the transition from a resource-based financial system to a knowledge-based financial system,” Dangote stated.
He added: “Nations like South Korea, India, China, and the Asian tigers at one time or the opposite took the choice to institutionalise a data financial system and are as we speak reaping the advantages.
“There are lots of authorities analysis establishments and the present data gathered through the years might be put into use by companies. Agricultural analysis institutes have produced new forms of seeds, legumes, and others which might be being cultivated in small portions of their demonstration farms.
“That is the place the federal government ought to are available with incentives for companies that may make use of those new varieties.”
Dangote stated the federal government, via its companies, may assist in insisting that companies and companies apply present data of their operations.
Dangote, nonetheless, famous that: “A significant problem in transiting to data financial system for Nigeria is the standard of the Nigerian employee,” stressing that: “The standard of human belongings issues lots within the operations of a agency.”
Based on him: “Our instructional system, which produces a lot of the human belongings working in varied companies in Nigeria must be modified to yield the specified outcomes.
“The system as presently constituted produces graduates who might have glorious {qualifications} however lack the required abilities to carry out optimally in a knowledge-driven financial system.
“We’ve hundreds of graduates yearly however choosing these with the required abilities is usually a tricky activity,” he added.
