Another NSE fellow, Dr Garba Maikasuwa, stressed that there was the need for Nigeria to raise competent graduates that were ready to create jobs.Maikasuwa said it would require synergy, funding and commitment on the part of government institutions and industries.
“There is the need to invest in tools and equipment to enable teachers to match theories with practicals. In her remarks, Mrs Funmilade Akingbagbohun, National Vice Chairman, Nigerian Institution of Mechanical Engineers, said that the country’s educational system in terms of engineering had a lot of flaws.
“One of the key things that need to be done is to change the system from the base, not only from the tertiary education, but from the secondary,” she said.