Akpabio urges stronger Nigeria-Korea ties
The Senate has raised concerns over the escalating brain drain in the country’s universities and other critical sectors, calling for increased budgetary allocations to address the issue.
This was as President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, called for the strengthening of bilateral ties between Nigeria and the Republic of Korea, emphasising cooperation in critical areas like security, agriculture, poverty reduction and climate change.
During plenary, yesterday, the lawmakers lamented the mass exodus of skilled professionals from the country’s tertiary education and healthcare sectors.
Sen Anthony Ani (APC, Ebonyi South) sponsored a motion entitled, ‘Urgent Need to Address the Challenges of Increasing Cases of Brain Drain in the Nigerian University System’.
According to Ani, a report by the National Universities Commission…
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