‘Imperatives of skills acquisition over certificates in modern setting’

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Babatunde Odufuwa News

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The Chancellor, Southwestern University, Okun Owa, Ogun State, Babatunde Odufuwa, has declared that to be globally relevant, Nigerian students must acquire more skills than certificates.

He said the 21st-century employability space in the world would give more attention to skills than certificates.

Odufuwa, who called for more focused investment in learning, said a nation’s growth and development rest on the quality of education of the people. He restated the institution’s commitment to producing morally sound graduates, who would positively impact society. A twelve-year-old boy, identified as David Kingsley, has shot and killed his six-year-old brother, Solomon Kingsley, in Jalingo, the capital of Taraba State.

Experts in the environment sector have called for adoption, utilisation and implementation of research findings pertaining to Extreme Events affecting the country.

 

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