United Nigeria Airlines Chairman, Obiora, Says Functional Education Key to Nigeria’s Renewal
......ABUAD Founder, Afe Babalola, Calls for Curriculum Reform, Decries Substandard Universities The Executive Chairman of United Nigeria Airlines (UNA), Professor Obiora Okonkwo, has called for a fundamental shift in Nigeria’s educational system towards functional education that combines academic knowledge, practical skills, entrepreneurship and sound moral values to drive national development. Okonkwo made the call while delivering the 14th Convocation Lecture of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), held at the Alfa Begore Hall of the institution. The lecture was titled “Functional Education and the Nigerian Project: Strategic Human Capital Development for National Renewal.” The airline executive, who holds the national honour of Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) and is a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (FNIPR), argued that Nigeria's educational system must go beyond the production of graduates with academic qualifications to developi...
