Education Minister Tahir Mamman has called for the total overhauling of the higher education system to put tertiary institutions at par with others around the globe.
Mr Mamman made this known while declaring open the eighth edition of the “Libsense” open science symposium in Abuja on Wednesday with the theme:” Advancing Open Science and Collaboration: The Role of Stakeholders”.
The event is organised by the Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVCNU) in partnership with the West and Central African Research Education Network (WACREN) and other partners.
Represented by the director of university education in the ministry, Rakiya Ilyasu, the minister said the ministry is committed to fostering the role of science through partnership from shared knowledge.
He noted that higher education was to produce manpower for the country’s development, but unfortunately, the education sector faces many challenges.
“It is, however, unfortunate that our higher education…