A past president of NIFST, Prof. Isaac Adebayo Adeyemi has posited that academics in Nigeria are resourceful enough to contribute significantly to National growth and emergency situations like the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the resourcefulness of Nigerian academic community is not tapped or at best ignored in most cases. Details of his position is presented in the Guardian interview as featured by the columnist Ujunwa Atueyi https://m.guardian.ng/features/government-not-making-good-use-of-academic-resources-says-adeyemi/amp/