The Executive Secretary,National Universities Commission,NUC,Professor Julius Okojie yesterday disclose that the nation's education sector especially the tertiary sub-sector,has enjoyed greater fundings under this administration in the last three years.
Professor Okojie,who made the remarks while speaking in Abuja said the education system had recorded tremendous development and growth during the period under review because of the committment of the present adminstration,led by President Goodluck Jonathan towards funding it.
He said:"it is only recently,in the past two,three years,particularly,this one last year during the regime of President Ebele Jonathan that we have put the thumb on the press button for a way forward to education.
"You will recall that we havd the education summit.That sum mit examined all the issues that are involved at all levels of education. And for the first time we had a president who sort out time for two day to chat with the cross section of the stake-holders.And i must say as a result of that summit,so many things have started happening.
"With the positive review and redirection of the objective of the Education Trust Fund,ETF, there is greater and more efficient funding of tertiary education in this country.
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