Federal Government has directed the National Universities Commission (NUC) to expedite action towards the completion of the nuclear energy curriculum.
The completion, it said, would enable universities, Nigerian Atomic Energy Commission (NAEC) and polytechnics to commence the training of nuclear scientists and technologists, locally.
Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, stated this when he received the leadership of the Nigerian Nuclear Energy Commission in his office in Abuja.
A statement by the Director, Press and Public Relations at the Federal Ministry of Education, Ben Goong, revealed that the Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Tanko Sununu, received the delegation on behalf of the education minister.
Mamman also stated that the Federal Government would prioritise the award of scholarships to students wishing to study nuclear science and related courses within and outside the country.
Speaking earlier, the Director-General of NAEC, Prof. Yusuf Aminu Ahmed, told the minister that his Commission was currently partnering with Korea and China to meet its training needs for nuclear scientists, adding that there was need for the country to look inward in this regard.
Ahmed emphasised that human capital development was critical for the country in the pursuit of a nuclear programme in meeting her energy and pharmaceutical needs.
