Quality university education is imperative in matching demand with supply in the prolong Nigeria’s  unemployment crisis,  Professor Ali Muhammad Garba of the Department of Business Administration, Bayero University, Kano, said.

Nigerian universities have been described as lagging behind in producing quality graduates that will compete everywhere in the world and for employment by the private sector.

A lecturer with the Department of Business Administration Bayero University Professor Ali Muhammad Garba stated this while presenting a paper titled the quality of University graduates, Imperative of Matching demand with supply organized by the center of information Technology and development CITAD in its series of Knowledge Production Dialogue.

The dialogue supported by Rosa Luxembourg foundation emphasized on quality education and enabling environment, seeks for a way out for Nigerian graduates to be accepted worldwide as qualitative workforce.

Professor Ali Muhammad Garba who was joined by Ms.Hilda K. Kragha the Chief executive officer, Jobberman, and Professor Pam Sha of NIPSS as moderators and panelists respectively said debates on the quality of Nigerian graduates have taken center stages with several complaints about their poor communication skills among others.

Professor Garba cited an example of how Late President Umaru Musa Yaradua lamented in a National Television that Nigerian university graduates are unemployable compared to graduates produced out by Nigerian Universities in the ’70s and ’80s.

He pointed out that to improve quality education in Nigeria there is an urgent need to have committed scholars like what ASUU has been advocating for as well as monitor changes in areas such as teaching quality, curriculum performance and so on.

He said for Nigerian universities to overcome the challenges there is a serious need for curriculum development and overcoming poor research credibility.

He added that that was the main reasons Academic staff union of universities had overrunning battle with previous administrations including the Babangida administration.

The university don further urged Nigerian Universities to institute a formal mechanism for evaluating the quality or opt for condensed measures provided by UNESCO to suit their purposes and goals.

He said education should not be put to random events or wishes of the operator.

On her part, MS Hilda .K Krgha said  Jobberman is seeking to link five million youth to jobs in the next five years with a focus on Kaduna, Kano, and Lagos within the Agriculture, Digital and Creative sectors.

MS Hilda added that there should be an awareness creation amongst students to sign up on Jobberman’s platform and register for free soft skills training will be useful for them as they complete their studies in the near future.

A cigaba da gudanar da taron ƙarawa juna sani da cibiyar bunkasa fasahar sadarwa ta zamani da ci gaban al’umma CITAD, ta ke yi, cibiyar ta shiryawa daliban jami’a taron ƙarawa juna sani akan sana’o’i da kuma ƙwarewa domin dogaro da kai.

Taron wanda ya gudana a dandalin Zoom ya samu halartar masana daga jami’o’in ƙasar nan daban, inda Farfesa Muhammad Ali Garba daga Jami’ar Bayero da ke Kano, ya gabatar da ƙasida mai taken Babban giɓin sana’o’i da ƙwarewa a tsakankanin ɗaliban jami’a, inda Hilda K Kragha daga cibiyar da ke samar da aiyukan yi ta Jobberman, ta zama mai sanya idanu, sai kuma Farfesa Pam Sha daga cibiyar nazarin manufofi da muhimman bukatu ta kasa (NIPSS) da ke Kuru kusa da Jos, ya zama alkalin taron.

Tun da farko cibiyar CITAD ta saba gudanar da taron ƙarawa juna sanin a duk wata, wanda ya ke samun tallafin gidauniyar Rosa Luxemburg, wacce babbar manufarta shi ne faɗaɗa tunanin a tsakankanin daliban jami’o’in Najeriya, wanda hakan zai ba su wadataccen ilimin da za su yi amfani da shi wajen dogaro da kai bayan kammala karatu, tare kuma da farfaɗo da ɗabi’ar nan ta yin karatu a tsakankanin matasa.

Hakazalika taron ƙarawa juna sanin ya mayar da hankali kacokam akan giɓin da ke tsakanin ɗaliban jami’a da kuma ƙwarewa akan wata fasaha a lokacin da suka kammala karatunsu, domin masana da masu yin sharhi akan al’amuran yau da kullum sun sha bayyana cewa ɗaliban da jami’o’in ƙasar nan ke yayewa ba su da ƙwarewa a lokacin da su ka fita neman aiki.

A ƙarshen taron masana sun bayyana yadda za a bunƙasa harkar koyarwa a jami’o’in Najeriya wanda hakan zai sanya su yi gogayya da takwarorinsu na ƙasashen d uniya.

The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) organized a dialogue with the title: “Critical Skills Gap in Undergraduate Training in Nigerian Universities”, held on Tuesday, 14^th July, 2020.

Panelists at the dialogue are Professor Ali Muhammad Garba of Department of Business Administration, Bayero University, Kano, and Ms. Hilda K. Kragha, Chief Executive Officer of Jobberman, while Professor Pam Sha of National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, served as moderator.

The program was organized with support from Rosa Luxemburg Foundation West Africa, with the aim to promote critical thinking among Nigerian students and equip the them with proper knowledge that they can use to excel in labor markets upon graduation.

The seminar which was conducted online focused on the gaps that exist between Nigerian universities’ undergraduate students and the skills needed in the labor market.

The panelists discussed extensively how teaching in Nigerian universities can be improved to compete with those of developed countries.

DATE: 7TH TO 15^TH JULY, 2020

The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) is the main United Nation platform on sustainable development. It has a central role in the follow up and reviews of implementation of 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the global level.

All UN Member States as well as representatives from civil society organizations participate in its meetings. The Forum adopts intergovernmental negotiated political declarations at the conclusion of its eight day session.

The High Level Political Forum meets under the auspices of the United Nation Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) annually. In 2020, ECOSOC convened the 2020 session of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development from Tuesday, 7 July, to Thursday, 16 July 2020.

The HLPF was revised due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The HLPF took place virtually, and several thematic discussions on the building back better after the pandemic was added to the schedule.

This year’s HLPF Actionaid and CITAD planned for the inclusion of rural communities in FCT to remotely participate in the high level political forum, Leaving No One Behind! Five ICT Centres in FCT communities: Dakwa, Tungan Ashere, Pasepa, Leleyi Gwari and Gaube participated in the forum virtually from 8^th July to 15^th July. Community Facilitators in the ICT Communities facilitated the forum remotely in their respective communities. The aim is to ensure inclusivity and lifelong learning.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the social distancing guideline, 7 youths participated in each centre (Male and Female). The idea is for the participants to learn. Ask questions from other region experiences on SDGs engagements and also share our own experience in Country.

The VNR Labs provide an informal platform to share best practices and to reflect on the experience with the VNRs, focusing on cross-cutting themes and country experiences.

It is widely recognized that the successful implementation of the 2030 Agenda requires a transformation in our societies that can only be achieved through engaging and leveraging the unique roles and resources of all sectors and stakeholders of society.