Over 24 skills and innovation centres would be established by the Federal Government, through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, across the country.
According to The PUNCH, the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, stated this in Abuja when he paid a visit to Innov8 Hub, along with critical stakeholders including the Executive Secretary of TETfund, Sonny Echono, according to a statement released by the Fund on Wednesday.
Innov8 is a focal point for Innovation Start-up Incubation, Technology Transfer, Knowledge & Skill Impartation, Prototype Development and Fabrication.
TETFund is currently partnering with Innov8 Hub for practical training and mentorship for Nigerian youths and academics to produce employable graduates and boost research.
The minister said, “Now, what I see here is enough to provide the knowledge incubation to take Nigeria to the highest level.
“What I have seen here is a place that gives hope to the young ones who have the ideas, who have a disposition to acquire basic skills that they need to move on and have a decent livelihood.
“What I have seen here is a major source of inspiration and we are going to work with the sector as they are already doing with TETFund.
“We want to be grateful to TETfund for this relationship. This place is owned by a private person but working closely with one of the government agencies in the education sector that is supplying the learners and the researchers from Colleges of Education, Polytechnics and universities to come here and undertake very practical impactful research.”
