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RSITIE VE S C NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION NI O U M L M A I S N S O I I I O O T T N N A A N N T H C E OU VI GHT AND SER MONDAY A PUBLICATION OF THE OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY www.nuc.edu.ng Bulletin nd 0795-3089 2 August, 2021 Vol. 16 No. 27 PMB Vows to Increase Education Budget by 50% in 2 Years To strengthen his resolve for make five-year pledges to learning outcomes in their improved funding of education support GPE's work to help respective countries by i n N i g e r i a , P r e s i d e n t transform education systems in ensuring equitable access to Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, at the Global Education Summit last week in London, United Kingdom, pledged to increase the budget for the education sector by as much as 50 percent over the next two years. President Buhari made the promise in a document titled 'Heads of State Call to Action on Education Financing Ahead of The Global Education Summit' signed as a form of commitment at the Summit. “We commit to progressively increase our annual domestic education expenditure by 50% over the next two years and up President Muhammadu Buhari and UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson to 100% by 2025 beyond the 20% global benchmark,” the President said. up to 90 countries and quality and inclusive education territories. for all citizens, with particular The summit is being co-hosted emphasis on the girl- child. by the Prime Minister of UK, Buhari, in a release by his Boris Johnson and the President spokesman, Femi Adesina, He also said that Nigeria fully of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta to joined President Kenyatta to endorsed the call for more give opportunity for leaders to affirm commitment to improve efficient use of resources and in this edition Nigeria's Size, Population Major Challenge for Development HME Inaugurates Planning Committee on 'No Plans to Expunge Philosophy' —— President Buhari Federal Medical Varsity Pg. 4 Pg. 8 —— Prof Rasheed Pg. 11 EDITORIAL BOARD: Ibrahim Usman Yakasai (Chairman), Mrs. Offiong U. Edor (Editor), Ogbonnaya Okoronkwo, Francis Azu, Udey Felix, Muhammad Bukhari Musa, Aja-Nwachukwu Samuel, Sadiq Abubakar Enquiries: [email protected] 2nd August, 2021 Vol. 16 No. 27 s i g n i f i c a n t i n c r e a s e i n technology, building the frameworks and deliberate investment in education as well capacities of its teachers and intervention on a sustainable as strengthening of institutions, mobilizing additional financial basis. promoting greater adoption of resources through legal President Buhari with some Officials at the meeting Nigeria's Size, Population Major Challenge for Development —— President Buhari In a related development, while acknowledged that in trying to He said Nigerians recognised fielding questions from the ensure that citizens get their that individual and community moderator of the panelists during desired education, Nigeria's successes depended on good the Global Education Summit for huge geographical size and education and were actively L-R: President Buhari; Nana Akufo-Addo, Ghanian President; Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenyan President; Edwin Macharia, session moderator; Faure Gnassingbe, Togolese President and Lazarus Chakwera, Malawian president Heads of State that took place in population have always posed working to ensure their children the British capital, London, on h u g e c h a l l e n g e s t o i t s and wards get good education. T h u r s d a y , P r e s i d e n t governments. M u h a m m a d u B u h a r i President Buhari was on the MONDAY BULLETIN | A Publication Of The Office Of The Executive Secretary Page 02 2nd August, 2021 Vol. 16 No. 27 classrooms and inadequate panel with his counterparts from teachers, as he observed that are acutely aware of the priority other African countries including rather than be in the classrooms, of education and they are doing President Uhuru Kenyatta qualified Nigerians preferred all to make the necessary saving (Kenya), President Nana Akufo- higher paying jobs. and input to make sure that their Addo (Ghana), President Faure children and their wards get their Eyadema (Togo) and President The President assured that opportunities for the best of Lazarus Chakwera (Malawi). Nigerians were prioritising education:' education because they realised The summit was co-hosted by that if they missed their chance President Buhari also had a British Prime Minster Boris for good education, they would bilateral meeting with UK Prime Johnson and Kenyatta to mobilise have lost their chance to succeed Minister Boris Johnson at the funds for the transformation of in life. sidelines of the summit where the education sector in countries. both leaders appraised the war In response to the moderator's against different forms of Each president spoke on the question about how Nigeria terrorism in Nigeria, and agreed peculiarities of the education could deal with disparities given that the judicial process be sector of his country; and how the fact that education was a allowed' to run its course. budgetary provisions would be critical issue in Nigeria with increased to ameliorate the w hi c h pe opl e c oul d pul l The two leaders said it was situation. They all raised their themselves out of poverty and important that the judicial hands as a sign of commitment to allow society to transform itself p r o c e s s r u n s w i t h o u t that resolution. on aggregate level, President interference, no matter who was Buhari retorted: "I think you involved. President Buhari had earlier have said it all. committed to raising the budget President Buhari also reviewed for education by 50 per cent in Being over 200 million and the the security situation in the the next two years, pledging that size of the country itself, it's a different' regions of-the the country would attain 100 per m a j o r c h a l l e n g e f o r a n y country, while Prime Minister cent increase by 2025. administration. Johnson pledged Britain's preparedness to lend a helping Buhari mentioned the problems "So, 1 assure you that Nigerians hand. of infrastructure in terms of L-R: Geoffrey Onyeama, Foreign Affairs Minister; MP Helen Grant, Special Envoy on Girl’s Education; President Buhari; Julia Gillard, Former Prime Minister of Australia and Board Chair GPE and Sarafa Ishola, Nigeria High Commissioner to United Kingdom MONDAY BULLETIN | A Publication Of The Office Of The Executive Secretary Page 03 2nd August, 2021 Vol. 16 No. 27 HME Inaugurates Planning Committee on Federal Medical Varsity In Consultation with relevant reference; financial requirements for the Stakeholders and in response · T o c o n s u l t w i t h k e y upgrading of existing facilities to their yearnings for a world s t a k e h o l d e r s o n t h e in order to raise them to a class specialized Medical desirability, appropriateness standard befitting of a World University in the Federal and decision to create a Capital Territory( FCT), The National Medical Honourable Minister of Education (HME), Malam A d a m u A d a m u h a s inaugurated a planning c o m m i t t e e f o r t h e establishment of a National Medical University to be located in Abuja using the National Hospital Abuja as its Teaching Hospital. The Minister said this was in recognition of the Hospital's pre-eminent role and huge potentials in broadening access to man- power development and effective healthcare Executive Secretary, NUC, Prof. Abubakar A. Rasheed and the Chairman of the Planning delivery in the FCT in Committee, Prof. Friday Okonofua particular and the country at University, Abuja using the Class Medical University. large. National Hospital as its Teaching Hospital, and Malam Adamu, who was The Committee also had the represented by the Executive · To also assess the proposed task to advise the federal S e c r e t a r y , N a t i o n a l s i t e a n d m a k e Government on any other Universities Commission recommendations on the matters of interest to the (NUC), Professor Abubakar location of academic and proposed institution. Adamu Rasheed, mni, MFR, Clinical Facilities. F N A L , P r o f R a s h e e d , Mal Adamu stressed that the apologized for the delay in According to the Minister, the members could go into groups inaugurating the planning Planning Committee was so as to cover a lot of ground Committee. expected to produce the draft since their mandate covers All Strategic Document for the the Medical Universities in He said the committee ought to proposed National Medical Nigeria, which included the have been inaugurated last University, such as the Federal, State and Private year but due to the corona- University Law, Academic Universities. He enjoined virus pandemic it had to be Brief and Master Plan, them to do a thorough job so as shelved. including the Mission, Vision to know the area of challenges and Goals of the University. and where to properly advise He stated that the Committees They were in addition required the Government. He further have the following terms of to draft budget based on the advocated for representatives infrastructural needs and of NUC and Medical and MONDAY BULLETIN | A Publication Of The Office Of The Executive Secretary Page 04 2nd August, 2021 Vol.