Nigeria’s Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas has called for special intervention by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) in academic and physical development of the Admiralty University of Nigeria (ADUN) located at Ibusa, Nigerian Naval Engineering College, Sapele both in Delta State and Navy Finance and Logistics College, Owerrinta.
He would want TETFund to largely assist in the areas of students scholarship, academic research and establishment of workshops and laboratories at the institutions in order to consolidate on the modest achievements of the Nigerian Navy (NN) in domestic ship construction programme and other innovative ventures.
In a statement issued at the weekend by naval spokesman, Commodore S. Dahun, the CNS was said to have made the plea while playing host to the Executive Secretary of TETFund, Professor Suleiman Bogoro who led other members of TETFund on a courtesy visit to the Naval Headquarters.
The Naval boss had noted the impact of the Defence and Security Sub-Committee of TETFund and its focus on defence and security related research and development with the academia and industry and called for TETFund’s special intervention.
According to him “if this aim is achieved, it will greatly enhance opportunities for national growth and development as well as help the Service in fulfillment of its strategic goals and objectives.”
During the visit Vice Admiral Ibas disclosed that the Nigerian Navy has promoted excellence in the professional training of its personnel and welfare education support system.
This contribution of the Service to nation building; he said “has been invaluable which has led to the upgrade of the Navy’s two professional schools; Nigerian Navy Engineering College and Nigerian Navy Finance Logistics College to Polytechnic status.
He also revealed that the highpoint of the Nigerian Navy tertiary education efforts culminated in the establishment of the Admiralty University of Nigeria ADUN in 2017 through collaboration with Hellenic Education Nigeria.
He asserted that in line with Nigeria’s strategic maritime interest and aspirations, Nigerian Navy’s professional colleges and ADUN remain poised to improve domestic knowledge, skills and aptitude for both personnel of the Navy and the general public towards maritime wealth creation, national security and development.
The Vice Admiral applauded the contributions of TETFund in the re-engineering of tertiary education in Nigeria especially in areas of infrastructural and human resource development adding that the visit presented a unique opportunity for the two institutions to deepen genial relationship in the interest of the nation.
The CNS particularly welcomed collaborations with the Fund in Research and Development as well as other ground-breaking concepts to reduce dependence on the use of exorbitant foreign platforms and equipment for the defence of the nation’s territorial integrity.
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