President BOLA TINUBU has urged Nigerian universities to embrace demand-driven research for industrial growth and development.

The President gave the charge at the maiden combined 1st–5th convocation ceremony of Federal University Birnin,Kebbi held at the institution.

PresidentTINUBU, who spoke as Visitor to the university, was represented by the Minister of State for Education, Dr YUSUF TANKO-SUNUNU.

He urged universities to partner with industries to explore outcomes of research to facilitate national development, assuring that the federal government was working to make education more accessible to Nigerians.

PresidentTINUBU described education as very important in the life of every individual.