President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday declared that the task of funding universities in Nigeria should not be left to government alone. He therefore advised university administrators in the country to seek additional ways of generating more revenue needed to fund Research and Capital Development in their institutions.
The president said this at the 43rd convocation and conferment of higher degrees and award of honorary degrees of the University of Nigeria Nsukka, Enugu State.
The president who was represented by the Supervising Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike identified funding as the major challenge facing higher education in the country.
He also warned hosts of Federal institutions across the country to stop interfering in the running of the institutions in their states or communities as they are not their property.
