Nigeria's greatest asset is youth, not natural resources – DSP. Barau

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, has said that Nigeria's top plus is its quality resources, peculiarly the youth, stressing the request for prime acquisition and skills improvement to thrust nationalist growth.

Barau stated this erstwhile the Pro-Chancellor and Chairperson of the Governing Council of the Federal University of Science and Technology, FUST, Kabo, Kano State, Chief Mrs Grace Titilayo Laoye-Tomori, led members of the assembly connected a courtesy sojourn to him astatine the National Assembly, Abuja, connected Thursday.

In a connection issued by his Special Adviser connected Media and Publicity, Ismail Mudashir, the Deputy Senate President said investing successful acquisition remains captious to unlocking the imaginable of Nigerian youths and preparing them to lend meaningfully to nationalist development.

"Our top plus arsenic a federation is our quality resources, peculiarly the youth. We indispensable guarantee they person entree to prime acquisition and the indispensable skills to thrust nationalist development," helium said.

Barau reaffirmed his committedness to supporting acquisition institutions to supply opportunities for young Nigerians to get cognition and applicable skills.

He besides commended the Governing Council, absorption and unit of FUST Kabo for securing accreditation for 20 world programmes, including aesculapian courses, up of the institution's maiden world session.

"I americium delighted with the singular advancement recorded by the Federal University of Science and Tech...