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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to assure the House that universities have staff development programmes. One of the challenges they had faced was resources. In fact, even in their money-making programmes, what they call the privately sponsored programmes, they have a quota for staff development for universities. So, there is still a percentage that they are using for that. I know that the other challenge was the fact that the number of students in the universities was so high that very few members of staff were being released at the same time. We have since discussed that - I have had a meeting with Vice-Chancellors and Principals. We have said that we must ensure that we must do a thorough staff development programme. They are also anxious, as managers in the universities, to have proper staff for these universities. So, it is something that we are really addressing. However, as far as staff development policy is concerned, it is still the same that an academic staff member cannot settle down and rest until they get their PhDs. So, we are"
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