(http://www.channelstv.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Prof-Oloyede.jpg)The immediate past chairman, Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities, Ish'aq Oloyede, and a former VC of the University of Ilorin, Shuaib Abdulraheem Oba, have called for a better approach to resources management in the nation's universities. [caption id="attachment_69423" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The immediate past chairman, Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities, Ish'aq Oloyede"](http://www.channelstv.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Prof-Oloyede-300x214.jpg) (http://www.channelstv.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Prof-Oloyede.jpg)[/caption] The Vice Chancellors disclosed this to journalists in the Kwara State capital, Ilorin, on the side line of a reception for Mr Oloyede, by the committee of friends. Mr. Oloyede said with commitment and innovations a lot can be achieved for the country because, according to him, Nigeria is blessed with abundant human and material resources to move it forward, particularly in the education sector. "I do not share the belief that our systems are not working and cannot work. I believe that with little efforts here and there, we can make things work particularly in the higher education sector," he said. He called on leaders to be transparent and committed in the development of the educational sector. Mr. Oba on his part stated that while there should be more funding for the education sector, it was essential to ensure appropriateness in the deployment of the funds. He maintained that the government had over the years made huge funds available for research in the university system but were not well utilised, adding that academics should do more to justify the huge resources available for research.
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