Schooling Minister, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has charged universities to deal with a major shortfall in admissions, with over 75 per cent of potential college students being unnoticed.
He made the decision on Friday in Abuja throughout a gathering with Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities.
The Minister additionally instructed all establishments to undertake hybrid studying fashions by 2025 as a part of ongoing reforms.
This mandate, he mentioned, goals to encourage universities to deal with specialised training programmes, addressing the widening expertise hole within the workforce.
He famous that by doing so, establishments can higher equip college students with the abilities required to reach their chosen careers, finally benefiting the economic system.
The Minister lamented that yearly, round 2 million individuals apply to Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for admission to universities, polytechnics, or schools of training, however solely about 330,000 are admitted, leading to an admission price of 22-25 per cent.
He mentioned this leaves a major variety of candidates, round 75 per cent, with out entry to larger training.
He mentioned: “Yearly, 2 million individuals apply to JAMB to both go to universities, polytechnics, or the universities of training. Of these 2 million individuals, we now have an admission price of nearly 330,000 individuals admitted.“In order that interprets to an admission price of nearly between 22 to 25 per cent. So what occurs to these 75 per cent, 12 months overyear?
“We now have invested some huge cash in constructing infrastructures, which are supposed to be for college students. So we shouldn’t be limiting the variety of individuals we admit to our universities based mostly on out there lodging.
“And if you wish to present lodging in your college students, you’ll be able to go negotiate with non-public builders out of the college inside a sure mileage of the college. That’s one aspect of the pie.”
The Minister burdened that universities should embrace fashionable expertise, significantly hybrid studying, to deal with these points, stating that by the tip of the 12 months, all universities should implement Anthology Blackboard.
“It is advisable embrace fashionable expertise. I shouldn’t be telling you this. That is what you ought to be doing. Now, I requested TETFund to current to you yesterday. Each one in all you could begin utilizing Anthology Blackboard earlier than the tip of this 12 months.
