Topic: Irrelevance of Education in Nigeria. (Read 424 times)

I think - its the literacy with make a country - I have noticed there is poverty and illiteracy in Nigeria.
Those how are blessed and rich are happy while the poor class is not very happy and they lack the basic need like food, water, education and decent jobs.

School ain't everything but, to all them sound, rich, wealthy and powerful all started from school or getting a good education of the future they aspired for.  One the ways to break down the growth of a country is by fighting it's Education system and bringing it to down to nothing. Yes, school doesn't prepare one for real life experience ahead of the individual, and I hate it that school teaches that failure limits out abilities while failure should have been taught as a opportunity to grow, and also learning the lessons that lead to failure.

Nowadays, Teachers don't do them job with passion, they teach with anger. Those are really not good attributes of one, as they can't inculcate information properly across. A teacher that is only after the monthly payments shouldn't be employed coz they are causing harm to younger kid's. Example of what I'm saying is that, a teacher in my secondary school days ( Chemistry Teacher ) would teach with anger and we as student's get little or nothing from him. I was chiefly responsible for him leaving that course as I got him reported to the board of trustees. He would reflect on how the country is hard and how it's hard to get money. I don't think such should be tolerated coz our parents paid good fee's for us to be impacted with knowledge.

In the case of ASUU, ( Academic Staff Union of Universities ) I don't think the government would accept the payment system they be trying to infuse. Although the government are chiefly responsible also for the prolonged stay of students at home. They have the funds to settle these case within a week or two but choose political movements over Education. Embarrassing ain't it ?

In the aspect of unemployment, if you was taught Entrepreneurship, you shouldn't wait for the government to start solving them issues go you, go get a financial advisor and learn to make money work for you. In every problem comes an opportunity, all depends on people to see em and take chances. Chase what you have a natural flare for, what you love doing coz working for someone would lead to the same thing the world's facing, today employees are been laid off from them job's, why not look for a problem in the society and solve ?

Nigeria is a country blessed with vast natural resources, of which only if our leaders were less greedy, Nigeria would have been a better country than it is today and referably "the giant of Africa" like the world use to call us, but as for today, I see no giant in Nigeria anymore, as the leaders has let corruption eaten the country so deep that it takes the grace of God that we are still alive till this day. It is such a pity that this present ASUU strike is the worst and longest this country has ever face since it gain Independence in 1960, and yet the president had said nothing about this issue, politicians are saying nothing and what pains me the most is that another set of students have graduated from college to join the queue and Jamb is out there selling forms for students who have been home and yet government saying nothing about it, so the best thing to do now is that if you have a skill, go perfect it and if you don't have, go learn one, as the government is not really to support education in this country (Nigeria) as Universities have been on strike for over 5months now

That is pretty much the situation in most other African countries too and the reason why the upper class tend to send them to universities abroad. Because reforms in education can really only come from the governments because tey are the ones who finance them.

I'm not nigerian but recently been very active reading news about nigeria.
In fact, I think Nigeria has potential human resources. Maybe nigeria is having a lot of trouble as the OP said. but looking at the fact that nigeria is also included in the top 10 categories of internet users, which is at number 6 according to sources from Wikipedia.

that is, with data calculated from the last 12 months. During the last two decades, and its internet users are increasing.
that is
Total Population : 205,886,311
Number of Internet Users : 136,203,231
Percentage : 66%

This also shows an advancement in the knowledge of the people there in knowing the internet and using it. In other words, knowledge about information technology is more evenly distributed there.

Do you know? if in the past there was a saying that "Books are the Window of the World". because by reading books we can explore the various knowledges in this world that have been written in books.

Well, nowadays, there is something more open to the world than books, which is more practical and faster, namely the internet. so I will make the term that "internet is the door to the world" hahahaha.

with the internet we can learn like from school. Indeed, formalities and guidance such as in schools are very important in education so that the validity of the knowledge we get is more maintained. But what I mean is don't underestimate people who don't go to high school because scientific knowledge cannot be measured only by school graduates. because I recently discovered quite an interesting fact. many successful people do not finish school. because they have high and broad insight. because they diligently read books (ancient times). and maybe now because they are people who are diligent in seeking knowledge and information from the internet. and I also have the sad fact that I'm a university graduate and majoring in social science and economics. but my profession is far from the degree I received. so i believe nigerians are the generation that will get better.

I believe in education. I believe that it's very important and that its role as the liberator of any race from the bondage of ignorance can't be overemphasized, although I also highly doubt that schools and their structures are how a kid grows to be an educated man. The latter is a different story, though.

Anyway, I share your frustration. We are facing the same problem. Here in my country, it's not unusual for a young person with a bachelor's degree to be working as a store clerk. The problem seems complex enough that I don't know where the solution should start. The government added 2 years in our basic education for young students to acquire skills that would make them job ready even without going to college. So far, it seems the solution not only failed but created additional problems instead.

Education has changed from the way we used to look at it before. Some years back if you ask people the reason for going school,  they would tell you they attend school to get certificates and seek for job after graduation,  but I think going to school right now to acquire education is more than graduating with a certificates to seek for job. Education now is going to school to think to be creative without the help of government,  most of the social media owners were not university graduates at first the time they they developed their social media platforms,  same thing with some progrsmmers. If we take away the mindset of going to school to get certificates for jobs we will always blame the government when we don't get what we expect.

By a mile, education is indeed the best investment that a person can have. A person may be rich but education is something that is innate- one that cannot be taken away from you and one that can yield you constant reassurance and security of excelling in the future.

While that may be the case on your country, you still have to support your fellow citizens and countrymen. With this time where prices are high, constant support and help are needed. Even if you think that such people are taking advantage of their education, still, the relevance of education is so high to the point that such is considered a privilege.

This do falls on personal own kind of target or goals in life if support from government cant really be seen or attained but at least you are making yourself to be that competitive thats why education is still relevant

and needed for you to achieve particular conditions and qualifications which might really able to help you up on your future careers that you might take.Survival for the fittest indeed because if you dont really be
making any action then you wont really be finding yourself to be that improving or progressing.

Education is relevant and its up to someone on how they would be dealing up with the challenges that they are currently facing on such condition or situation.

It's hard to survive on that kind of country but people should help themselves since the government won't do much even if you are suffering. I guess it's a survival of the fittest when you are living in a third world country and so much to see that the rich would become more rich and the poor become more poorer. Only few can compete and go against the flow on a third world countries but with the right help and patience plus persistency, one should survive.

You are a good person if you give children such kind advice. They will be useful to them in life and help them survive. We cannot change our country overnight. But we can do everything for her that depends on us. Already now you are giving useful knowledge to children and perhaps in the future they will be able to influence the situation in the country. If each person contributes to the development of the country, the result will be good.

I'm from a 3rd world country as well, and yes, things can be very challenging. However, it doesn't mean that education doesn't matter. On the contrary, making the level of education higher would prompt more to develop new ideas, start businesses, create things that can bring new demand and make the economy grow, as well as make things better for people. Do what you can, on your level, to challenge the system, to go against the flow and to try changing things for better. If enough people do that, it can bring great results.

Governments play a very vital role in all this. If the focus of the government is in the correct direction there is nothing that can stop the country from eventually developing. Mindset of the leaders of that country will eventually frame the mindset of the people of that country. If they are able to advertise that how education is critically important for everyone people would themselves pickup the pros of education and would plan their lives accordingly and this in longer term would develop in the economy.

This is more like a word of encouragement and the need not to be worried about the things not going well. Struggling to live a better life is easier if government provides it but where government does not, we still keep pushing like you said "where there is life, there is hope". Many countries are feeling this same problem and just few people survive out of nothing, the rate of health problems is increasing because of bad living. We hope that bitcoin bull come faster so that some can still raise more capital to diversify into other business .

Life is life. A gift from our Creator. No matter how good or really it is we should still be grateful that there is still hope.
I know sometimes to live a life full of frustrations and discouragement is hard to deal with but always remember that when there is "LIFE", there is "HOPE". Find your way out of poverty. There is a saying "if you don't want there is a REASON if you want there is a WAY."

Please don't discourage others if you are unable to attend school. It is incorrect to say that education is pointless in Nigeria and that attending school is a scam.
The fundamental problem is that we believe in white collar jobs, therefore after finishing school, instead of looking for employment, we choose to wait for difficult-to-get government work.
When danger is mentioned, you are advised to exercise caution. Get something, please. Say that I am the change.

When there is interest from foreign investors wanting to invest, the government must take wise action by sorting or filtering foreign investors,
Besides that, eradicating corruption is not something that can be done quickly, especially if it is like a culture, it takes a lot of time and requires a process,
and it takes cohesiveness and cooperation from both the government and its citizens

It is unfortunate there is a strike but you can always do what you can to learn on your own since education will always be the key to a better future, even if those people cannot find a job in their country if they are any good they can always offer their skills online or if they are excellent they could always emigrate to another country with more opportunities and improve their lives that way, it is unfortunate those people cannot earn a living on the profession they went to college to learn, but this is a problem that happens at many poor countries and that is not exclusive to Nigeria, however even if those people work abroad they will send money to their families on their native country and slowly begin a process of change which will modernize the country, unfortunately this is not something that happens overnight and it will take decades if things go right.

I teach in a rural school where the presence of government doesn't exist. No electricity, pipe borne water, infrastructures, and increase of salary. My students practically sit on the floor due to lack of chairs. Almost all the parents of my students are subsistence farmers that cannot afford to feed their families. Most of these student have never seen or touched a computer or a smart phone in there entire life. But the truth is that some of them are extraordinarily brilliant. I have always advised them that immediately they finish their secondary school education they should learn a vocational or technical skill. Learning skills like fashion design, automobile mechanic,furniture making, plumbing, or even business can help them to earn a living and some can further their education because their parents cannot afford the cost of university education. I been in that rural school for about 7 years now and I can attest to the fact that most of them today are now financially independent. Some of them have their own workshops, businesses and some are sponsoring themselves in the university from their trade. Currently my student are my car mechanic, tailor and barber.

The government is not interested in alleviating the suffering of the masses or improving the educational system. Rather everyday they enrich themselves and send their children to the best school abroad. They want there children to take their positions and keep enslaving the people. Any citizen that depends on the government of my country would be frustrated and might commit suicide due to depression.          

I don't know what was the situation on their education system but isn't this not just the government problem? If there are foreign investors want to invest and help their country, the government should let them in but they should also be economic wise to look not like desperate. It's the people's choice to choose their best leader if they want to help their country and remove the corruption amongst government officials. It's the number one that's destroying a country even a good country is not an exemption of corruption.