The incumbent Vice-Chancellor of Baze University, Professor Tahir Mamman was on Wednesday night unveiled as the new Minister of Education, The PUNCH reports.
Mamman who served as the Director-General of the Nigeria Law School from 2005 to 2013 will take over the mantle of leadership of one of Nigeria’s strongest ministries.
Mamman who was conferred as a Senior Advocate of Nigeria in 2015 is a recognised member of the Board of Benchers.
Born in 1954, the senior lawyer obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree from Ahmadu Bello University in 1983, proceeded to the NLS in 1984, and earned his Masters from the University of Warwick.
As the next Minister of Education, the huge task of remedying the sector rests on his shoulders.
The education sector in Nigeria, particularly tertiary education has been plagued with incessant strikes which has led to a collapse in the academic calendars.
During the last administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari, with…