President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the organised sector and Nigerians to invest in research and development in universities.
Buhari made the call at the fourth convocation ceremony of Federal University, Dutse.
The president, represented by the Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission NUC, Abubakar Rasheed also urged stakeholders to come into active participation and collaboration with the government in education matters.
He also urged universities to connect more creatively with the private sector, especially by exploring the strategy of Public-Private Partnership as a veritable option in the desire to provide more facilities in Nigerian universities.
Buhari urged the governing councils of universities to reposition the institutions by embarking on projects and programmes that would make them more globally competitive.
