Prof.Yemi Osinbajo Nigeria Vice President 


From Daniel Dauda, Jos.


The Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo would on Saturday graced the graduation ceremony of the Senior Executive Course 42 as no fewer than 78 participants are expected to round up their eleven months intensive research on strategic and policy implementation for the country.

The Director General of National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies,NIPSS, Prof. Abu Galadima, disclosed this at a press conference held on Wednesday in Kuru, Jos South Local Government Area.

Professor Galadima said activities for the graduands of the Senior Executive Course 42 is expected to kick off from December 10th to 12th, 2020.

Galadima explained that "every year, the government provides an area of focus that the institute will devote most of it's time to conduct actionable research on.

"For senior executive course 42,the study theme as provided by President Mohammadu Buhari consist of  "Population Growth and Human Capital Development in Nigeria; Challenges and Opportunities."

Prof. Abu Galadima DG NIPSS

The DG maintained that President Buhari has earlier on charged the participants of the course, to research carefully and profer policy options that would enable government fashion out appropriate responses to the challenges of rapid population growth and slow pace of human capital development.

He further explained that President Muhammadu Buhari has also charged the participants to articulate evidence based and appropriate responses to the numerous challenges associated with gaps between population growth and Human Capital development in Nigeria.

"The Course 42 graduands were at the presidency to submit their report alongside the various recommendations made in addressing the challenges. It is our utmost desire that those reports will be looked into very well by the federal government," he stated.

Dignitaries expected includes Prof. Zulum Governor of Borno, Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong, eminent traditional rulers, head of military and Para military agencies, captains of industry, distinguished diplomats and high ranking government officials would be in attendance.