Tinubu tasks varsities on research that will fast-track development

President Bola Tinubu on Saturday charged Nigerian universities to undertake research that would fast-track national development.

Tinubu made the call at the 9th convocation ceremony of the Federal University Dutsin-ma, Katsina State.

The president, who was represented at the event by the Vice-Chancellor, Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa, Prof. Abdulkarim Sabo-Mohammed, said: “Education is a cornerstone of national development, therefore, it must be responsive and transformative.