Yemi Obafemi
The Nigerian Institution of Surveyors, (NIS) has expressed concern over lack of interest of surveying graduate to pursue lectures position in Nigeria universities due to poor remuneration.
Speaking at the 4th NIS Lasis Ali Memorial Lecture, on Tuesday in Ibadan, The NIS president, Dr Matthew Ibitoye also said students are lacking interest in the field.
Ibitoye said: “We have more than 10 universities offering surveying apart from polytechnics in states within South-West, Nigeria, but some of them don’t have more than two to four lecturers in the whole department.
“We are working to see that we encourage our surveyors, especially those with higher academic qualifications, to go into lecturing, so that we can produce more qualified surveyors for the country.”
The president also said NIS is ready to partner with the government for new mapping in the war against insurgency.
“The best mapped country is the best developed country. We have been advocating that Nigeria should be mapped with the latest technology for a long time.
“The map we are using in Nigeria was produced in 1965, when many of us have not been born. This means we are giving wrong data to the people, and our communities are expanding everyday.
“We have what it takes as professionals to track some of these insurgents. The technology in the surveying profession has gone beyond using old physical approaches to curb banditry.
“We are ready to partner with the government in the war against insurgency.”
