FG: Universities Must Become Hubs for Enterprise Development

• Shettima, Otti, UNDP Launch Nigeria’s First Manu-Tech UniPod at MOUAU, Umudike

Boniface Okoro in Umuahia and Kuni Tyessi in Abuja

The federal government says its vision is to transform Nigerian universities into innovation ecosystems that will drive industry, enterprise, and national prosperity. Vice President Kashim Shettima stated this on Monday, during the formal launch of Nigeria’s first Manufacturing Technology University Innovation Pod, Manu-Tech UniPod, at Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU), Abia State.

Shettima, represented by Minister of Education, Dr. Olatunji Alausa, said the inauguration signalled, “Nigeria can no longer afford to separate education from production, research from enterprise, or knowledge from national prosperity.”

He said the project aligned with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda and the target of building a $1 trillion Nigerian economy by 2030.