The Chief government Officer of monetary Derivatives, Mr. Bismarck Rewane, has urged the govt. to take a position in education, saying it's the best asset of any country.
Rewane said this whereas speaking at the Lancaster University MBA alumni dinner held at the Eko Hotel on Friday.
Speaking on the subject, Deregulation and Economic Growth, he said essential investment was required in human capital, which all the expansion would quantity to zilch if attention wasn't paid to education.
He said though Nigeria had achieved persistent growth in its GDP over time, “we are still underdeveloped.”
He said, “Economic growth doesn't essentially result in development. Economic development is achieved through pragmatic efforts of policy manufacturers.”
The University of Lancaster’s Director of MBA, Dr. Jonathan Matheny, said the programme was designed to provide Nigerian students international views and international networking that may impact on the nation’s development.
He said, “As a student of Lancaster MBA, you'll be connected to actually committed individuals from all corners of the globe, people who have an interest in economic, personal and skilled growth. after you come to Nigeria, you're reaching to bring all that international expertise, new information and development, and Nigeria goes to learn from that.”
Matheny said the event was important as a result of alumni were the engine area of any university, noting that the forum provides a platform for job opportunities and execution of meaningful comes.
Besides, the event, that takes place everywhere the globe, provides the platform for the university to have interaction with alumni and celebrate their successes.
The Regional Officer of Lancaster University, Mr. Nom Habu, said Lancaster University had grown since 1964 to become one among the world’s leading universities for teaching and analysis.
“Lancaster is very ranked across all the foremost league tables within the UK and is within the prime one per cent of universities within the world,” he said.
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