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Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas has called for a closer collaboration with the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) in order to consolidate on the modest achievements of the Nigerian Navy (NN) in domestic ship construction programme and other innovative ventures.
According to the CNS, if this aim is achieved, it will greatly enhance opportunities for national growth and development as well as help the Service in fulfillment of its strategic goals and objectives.
Vice Admiral Ibas informed that the NN has promoted excellence in the professional training of its personnel and welfare education support system.
This contribution of the Service to nation-building has been invaluable which has led to the upgrade of the NN’s 2 professional schools; NNEC and NNFLC to Polytechnic status.
Vice Admiral Ibas also revealed that the highpoint of the NN tertiary education efforts culminated in the establishment of the Admiralty University of Nigeria ADUN in 2017 through collaboration with Hellenic Education Nigeria.
He asserted that in line with Nigeria’s strategic maritime interest and aspirations, NN professional colleges and ADUN remain poised to improve domestic knowledge, skills and aptitude for both personnel of the NN and the general public towards maritime wealth creation, national security and development.
Vice Admiral Ibas applauded the contributions of TETFund in the re-engineering of tertiary education in Nigeria especially in areas of infrastructural and human resource development.
He added that the visit presented a unique opportunity for the two institutions to deepen genial relationship in the interest of the nation.
The CNS particularly welcomed collaborations with the Fund in Research and Development as well as other ground-breaking concepts to reduce dependence on the use of exorbitant foreign platforms and equipment for the defence of the nation’s territorial integrity.