Nigeria, April 22 -- The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has said that education is critical to the development and progress of Nigeria.

Mr Tajudeen disclosed this on Monday in Abuja during the matriculation ceremony of new students into the academic programmes offered by the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies(NILDS) in partnership with the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Edo State.

While the post-graduate programmes of the institute are offered in conjunction with UNIBEN, the HND programmes are provided solely by the institute.

According to the speaker, other countries have advanced their educational systems and continue to explore opportunities in Artificial Intelligence (AI) to optimise ...