The Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVCNU) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Kuhne Foundation to integrate logistics and supply chains into the country’s university curriculum.
The MoU was aimed at strengthening the local capacities in logistics and supply chain management along the different higher education levels.
The foundation has engaged the National Universities Commission (NUC) in the past year to develop a curriculum for logistics and supply chain management in universities.
After signing the MoU, the Secretary-General of the CVCNU, Prof. Yakubu Ochefu said: “The MoU represents the formalisation of a relationship between the selected Nigerian universities and Kuhne Foundation.”
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The Country Director of the Kuhne Foundation, Stephen Akut said Nigeria must not be left behind considering the value of logistics and supply chain management to any economy.
The Vice-Chancellor of First Technical University, Ibadan, Prof. Adesola Ajayi, commended the gesture of the foundation.
The Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University, Prof. Ibiyem Olatunji-Bello, who was represented by Prof. Samuel Odewunmi, called for the inclusion of logistics and supply chain management into the schools’ curricula.
Also, the Vice-Chancellor of Gombe State University, Prof Ibrahim Umar, who Dr Charles Zaure represented, said the programme would be profitable, even as he pledged the participation in the programme at its university.