 The U.S. Consulate General in Lagos has organized a two-day higher education conference as part of efforts to deepen the relationship between Nigeria and the United States of America. Plus TV News correspondent Love Ikuko Yediko reports that the conference is part of its long-standing commitment to strengthening an education system that enables Nigerian students access to quality education. It's an inaugural Nigerian Higher Education Conference, a race of academia vice-chancellors of federal, state, and private universities in Nigeria, representatives from U.S. universities, top officers from National University Commission, NUC, TASHA Education Trust Fund, committee of vice-chancellors of Nigeria universities, and NGOs in the Nigerian Higher Education Space, both in person and online. Waring Attainers, U.S. Consulate General's Public Affairs Officer Stephen Ibele explained that the overall objective of the conference was to exploit opportunities to forge institutional partnerships between U.S. and Nigerian universities. The world has changed. It's changed since the pandemic, since we have ridden through that pandemic, since we have leveraged technology to really innovate in many, many spaces, in the spaces of work, in the spaces of education, for example. And this is why we are here, to really bridge the gap. Ibele also noted that leveraging on technology to connect the Nigerian and the American education system will forge a new chapter in Nigerian education and enable more Nigerians to earn international degrees. This is the future. This is the future of American universities. This is the future of Nigerian universities. And we can touch many more people. Executive Secretary of the Nigerian University's Commission Professor Abobo Karashid, represented by the Deputy Executive Secretary Chris Miyake, described the collaboration as apt. Miyake is optimistic that the inaugural conference will give Nigerian universities a great visibility. The Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Universities tries to need to have a rethink of the philosophy of university education in Nigeria. Rescaling your graduates, I am also looking forward to going to my alumni and encouraging them to go for this different online training so that they can also improve their skills. This issue of exchange between staff and students, yes, it's been on, you know, as you have heard. So but with this kind of interaction, the tempo and the rate at which people will move now from Nigeria to the U.S. and U.S. back to Nigeria will actually increase. The inaugural Nigerian Higher Education Conference has a system opening new frontiers, mobilizing stakeholders to build long-term partnerships between U.S. and Nigeria institutions of higher education. From Lagos, La Pi Kuku Uyiduku. Plus, TV News. Please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.