FG tasks prominent citizens to revamp quality of education
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By Joseph Erunke, Abuja
The federal government, Monday, enjoined prominent citizens in the country to revamp the quality of education in tertiary institutions, insisting that the drive to revamp the quality output of higher education in Nigeria rests on their shoulders.
The government also tasked governing councils of higher institutions to “enlist the support of philanthropic organizations and individuals for additional funding of their institutions, saying: “Council can also explore other sources of revenue through endowments”
But it charged the governing councils to adopt best practices and comply with statutory guidelines in the performance of their supervisory functions.
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By Joseph Erunke
ABUJA-THE federal government, Monday, enjoined prominent citizens in the country to revamp the quality of education in tertiary institutions, insisting that the drive to revamp the quality output of higher education in Nigeria rests on their shoulders.
The government also tasked governing councils of higher institutions to “enlist the support of philanthropic organizations and individuals for additional funding of their institutions, saying:”Council can also explore other sources of revenue through endowments”
But it charged the governing councils to adopt best practices and comply with statutory guidelines in the performance of their supervisory functions.
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EromoseleAbiodun writes that the N50 billion modular floating dockyard acquired by Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency to put an end to the huge cost of dry-docking outside the country has generated more controversy than the purpose for which it was acquired
To ensure seaworthiness of the ships, most ships are required to be dry docked twice every five years. Some ships may have dry-docking postponed or the intermediate dry-docking waived by performing an underwater inspection in Lieu of dry-docking.
Dry-docking a ship is a complex task. The ship weighs a lot and the weight must be spread evenly to the dock. While a ship is floating the pressure holding the ship afloat is spread throughout the entire underwater hull. While in dry dock the load is spread among wood blocks. There are also interferences such as transducers and irregularities such as flare at the bow. In order to dry dock the ship the dock master must be aware of the characteristics of the ship’s bottom