UNN CONVOCATION: Provide solutions to insecurity, food scarcity, Tinubu tasks Academia
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UNN CONVOCATION: Provide solutions to insecurity, food scarcity, Tinubu tasks Academia

By Alumona Ukwueze
NSUKKA —-President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has challenged Nigerian universities to provide evidence-based solutions to the country’s pressing challenges, particularly insecurity and food scarcity.He equally urged academic institutions to ensure that research findings translate into practical policies and industrial innovations.Speaking at the 55th Convocation Ceremony of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), on Saturday, President Tinubu, who was represented by the V
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