The Nigerian government is committed to transforming the country’s education sector to drive national growth and development.
According to Dr. Suwaiba Said Ahmad, the Minister of State for Education, the government is dedicated to revitalizing tertiary institutions, making them not just centers of learning but also hubs of innovation and change.
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Speaking at the 7th Education for Sustainable Development Conference, Dr. Suwaiba emphasized that education goes beyond acquiring knowledge; it’s about shaping minds to create a sustainable future.
The conference, organized by Bayero University’s Centre for Gender Studies CGS aimed to promote sustainable development and equip students with knowledge and skills to tackle pressing challenges like climate change, poverty, and inequality.
“The government’s commitment to education is part of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s renewed hope agenda, which prioritizes initiatives that drive sustainable development”
Dr. Suwaiba assured that the government would invest in infrastructure, provide quality teaching materials, and foster an environment where students can thrive.
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Earlier, in his welcome remarks, the Vice Chancellor Professor Sagir Adamu Abbas commended the center for organizing the conference describing it as timely and apt.
He said university has established the center as part of the deliberate effort to promote societal growth and development and thank them for keeping to the mission and vision. Professor Abbas said the Management is always ready to support the activities of the Centre.
Chairman of the occasion.who doubles as the Secretary of Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council Professor Salisu Shehu described poor leadership as the bane of the country’s development.
He charged leaders to be honest and transparent in all their undertakings.
In his address, the Chairman of BUK Governing Council, Dr. Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna reaffirmed the need for leaders to ensure probity and accountability.
He said Nigeria is a blessed country with potentiality to prosper if its resources could be judiciously utilized.
Earlier, the Director of the Centre for Gender Studies Ambassador Dr Safiya Nuhu Ahmed revealed that since 2017, Bayero University Kano has been organizing the Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) program, in collaboration with various stakeholders and partners.
“ The ESD prthe program has empowered more than 270 students from more than 20 tertiary institutions”
She said the program’s vision is to equip students with knowledge and skills around the SDGs, to advance the actualization of sustainable development.
“ ESD Ambassadors thus become the bridges through which sustainable development prospects could be achieved. Commendably, BUK has been the pioneer University in Nigeria to train students annually on ‘ESD’, and to institute a mentorship program for the ambassadors’ progressive growth”