Topic: Is education really important anymore for the Nigerians? (Read 545 times)

You are right that in all we do,it is important also to get education because education is what sharpens us and make us have a good sense of belonging.
The illeterates think they are left behind,but but I also see that when one has money,it also seems as if he or she is already because rich people have the highest voice in our society today.
And another thing, education without riches doesn't make any sense to me,I  better become uneducated and very rich,than to be educated and not be rich.However,having the two makes you more acceptable in the society today.

No matter how bad the system is or gets , ita advised one gets an education, in doing that be really so good at it that you can stand to even get qualified for a scholarship  abroad, moat tomes the opportunity you maybe looking for might not lie in your vicinity.

It's always good to give it a short, learning a skill along side too will really give you an edge to be double ready depending on which side of the coin life turns. Preparation meeting opportunity breeds success.

Education is really important

The fact of the matter is that education is no longer needed for you to succeed or get a good job even in companies and the civil service as what is needed the most is recommendations letter or who you know, corruption has eaten so deep into our blood that when looking for people to employ what is needed is where you are from and who is sending you to apply for the Job And even our government officials is not helping the matter as some of them don't even have certificate but they get elected to service in public offices creating the impression that school is no longer important in the country

Niger na our home,and we now know wetin good and wetin bad.We know now say education no longer matters as it was before.The goverment of our country prefer make somebody be a bad and hard man before he can get the recognition of the government,and that recognition can be gotten maybe after killing so many people or after terrorising a particular area to the extent that the government are now tired of his complaint,they keep peace with such individual by employing him.
These are what you see in Nigeria,and it has made academic qualifications useless.

Majority of people don't know the main aim of education, they think it is to get white collar job .education is very important in the development and growth of any nation.Even as individual we need education to grow , for our business , marriage and other aspects of our live .is just that we fail to understand the main purpose of education, which is to enlighten and we are always looking at the secondary aim of it.nothing is as important as education in the live of any youth and is the best gift father can offer to there children.

Well as me education is very crucial in the life of anyone whether there is employment or not. More over the primary primary aim of education is not employment but rather to train the inner man. Been educated makes to ur role and purpose to the society.people has being saying school is scam , because they don't know the primary aim of education .

Nothing can ever justify not going to school and say it even assume that education is not important. A lot of graduates are jobless and that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t go to school and have that knowledge. You may not use the certificate from school to make a living in the country but it is always worth it to have this education because the direction that the world is lead to, you must have that knowledge before you can get something’s to access today. We all know the country, most work don’t require you to be an experienced person in the field you’re to be employed in especially if not a too technical or professional work. Some work just require you to have a certificate then you can be on some months training and become knowledgeable which you can easily apply in the work.

Education for Nigeria still dey very very important, just say some people dey put work for front say education na for only government work but that is no, e pass like dat because even this forum wey we dey so if no be school wey we go wey we dey make living for here, assume say we no go skull dey come give us legendary account say make we manage we no go fit do am. I still dey encourage skull well well but I dey tell them say make dey no dey put government work for mine say if dey finish dey go get, no government work the ones wey na for themselves no be for people like us.

My dear, it's very bad that Nigeria as a country rich in natural resources would be having unemployment issues, I believe at this point we shouldn't be going through such issues and should be competiting with other developing countries in terms economical development but bad governance has corrupt every sector of the country.

 The issues of men in big positions in different industries trying to take advantage of young women even when they qualify for a particular position is getting alarmimg and many young ladies out there are victims but could barely speak up with reasons that they can't risk losing their job, they're also many that are jobless out there cause they refuse to sleep with their employers, it is very uncultured and why it's becoming rampant is because many men are beginning to lack moral values and self discipline.

 That's why it's good for students to acquire skills while they're in tertiary institutions, I've seen people who fall under the jobless category due to some circumstances, people  who are graduates with good graduate who didn't get the white-collar jobs they deserves that are benefiting from skills they acquired, the fact that the government failed to provide job opportunities doesn't mean people should easily give up and remain idle hoping for luck to come their way, nowadays technology has made it easy to acquire good skills and earn well online. Also I want to conclude that because the government has made education a caricature doesn't mean education is a waste, everyone still needs education atleast for more exposure.

It's bad that after graduation people don't find jobs that will enable them apply the skill set education has given to them. But the mindset of the some parents needs to be enlightened, for them to understand that educating your child the University level doesn't guarantee automatic employment after school, yes you can be lucky to find good job but there is no certainty. However education is a masterpiece that broaden your sense of reasoning for you understand that you can improvise and create a part way for yourself hence jobs are are not fought coming.

So for me, I would have advised the man to take a chill pill, because that education he has given his children is the greatest empowerment for them to easily navigate through the hurdles of the society and succeed, so with time he will begin to yield the fruit of his labour.

yeah education it's good but what's the gain after finishing then you have to go and learn a skill is that the purpose of going to school for the first place, our parents didn't want us to go to school and come back home and start another skills no. Neither they expect the government to provide a work for us in what we study in school that's the need of going to school, I'm not condemning the fart that you said that skills it's important in the society and it also under of seeking for foreigners in the country. Yeah skills is good but not after taking so much years in school.

Education is essential for all, its good to undergo training of the mind and act, Education is the change of act, its modify our behaviors, its help you to solve societal problems and make the society  better place. Nigeria Education is corrupted people pay for grade students that thought to be an example to those that didn't go to school are now behaving wayward with disgusting attitudes. Inspite of that, educate your mind and get a skills ,it will really help you after school.

However,  as much we need Education skills should not be taken for granted,  learn a skill it I'll really help to boost the economy of the nation, the government won't need to hire foreigners anymore to do a work, if the citizens has a special skills the government do go out to seek foreigners to do.

but e get some people wey go school wey better pass those one wey no go school, and get some people wey no go school but them dey live alright pass who go school viewer say the person get hand work. If you check the process wey dey for school matter and you come graduate you no come get work na that one be the major problem, and waiting pain me pass be say you wey go school pass through many things and person wey no even enter school but him/she family get money. Them go just buy chance for them and you wey suffer for everything you come dey run around dey find work, that na the major corruption wey we get for this country be that. 

I know the reason why you dey make this kind topic na because say u don tire for wetin you dey see,say people wey no go school go get better work pass people we go school by far,and this thing no just dey worry only you,but e dey worry everybody wey don go school wey no get work,because we all know the stress wey dey inside school,and when we go come back,and we no see any work to do,e dey really para people,na why we Don come this forum dey expect say we go gather knowledge from here try dey push ourselves smalls small because everywhere don cast.

this one way you talk so na one strategy way the Nigerian youth's no know about, no be to just enter school then come leave everything for your parents to handle no. First if you see say your parents finance status no too balance than na to learn work support yourself, because na waiting most of the students dey face now be this some done even drop out from school. And if you notice very well those set of people way learn hand work when dem dey school after their graduation them no too suffer for work today, why because them done get back up grand if the government no provide for them them still dey chop.

Dis matter really serious ooo, I no go lie school Dey very important even as we know say government no Dey provide job again, I know say plenty people wey Dey go school, na just to get better job if dem finish na him be there prayer, but education exposes us to so many things, even if we commot for school and job no dey, e no mean say we no go fit start up something ourself, make we no really Dey put am for mind like that say it’s a must to get government work if we commot for school.

Him no suppose regret say him send him children go school now, e fit never Dey useful today, but we never sabi how tomorrow go be so make him no Dey disappointed, because even d exposure wey d children get na something. The only mistake wey I know say d man make na say him for still send him children make dem go learn hand work even as the children Dey school, make d work wey dem learn be back up, if work never come, dem go Dey make use of the skills wey dem get.

The importance of education for Nigerians cannot be overemphasized. The major cause of underdevelopment lies with the high numbers of uneducated Nigerians. The government needs to invest at least 30% of its budget to education. With this improvement of the way of life and standard of living would increase. Improved education calls for paradigm shift in the overall mentality of Nigerians. And only when we have a development mentality, that's when we shall grow.

This issue of education I may not focused my argument on the work which many beliefs to be reason for education, because for me work may serve as secondary, education is very important as it changes the attitude if human in the society, just take a look at those who are educated in the society and those who are not you will find out that the margins is very far in terms of reasoning positively and adding value to the society apart from job especially those who passed through education and the education passed through them.

It hard to see a good educated person to serve as thugs or   it's mostly the illiterate that are easily used even in the aspect of taking some risk that happens in our society today like kidnapping, snatching of phones and some sort of hinious crime this are taut who hardly passed through the four walls of education, there perceptions always differ in conversation and what they always contribute as idea is destructive instead of constructive ideas. The value of education is far beyond been employed where education is limited their way of thinking is always  violence as they don't see alternative to Peace resolution in any matter arising on their table , but with education many way are there as positive idea will subdue the negative ideas that always create destruction.

The issue today why our nation is facing some level of challenges in making good decision is that people who are educated is not yet equals or greater than the uneducated once, because you can see how politicians use many uneducated to create violence during election which a good educated person can't concent to any bad idea that will be ill to his health especially the use of gun to chase voters while their own children are abroad, op I will assure you with your educational level you can't accept such in conclusion education is very much important and it goes beyond been employed it's a tool to reduce insecurities in a society and correct some errors.

we understand say school dey very important even if e no work Mr B e still good say make the person answer, the name of graduate and make the person get all the need able papers concerning school. So that should in case you go learn work something good for still come up for that your work, way you go need your school papers for so no matter how say e work for Mr A. Need go still dey for Mr B to go school because him need am due to the new technologys way dey come out new now, no matter how school still get purpose even if the government no fit provides work for the country.

I think education is very important because there is nothing we can ever do in this life that does not need smartness and literacy.Those who are not educated have a big task at hand in shapening their mental capacity to fit into the world.I know in politics today,most persons have now seen people who don't even have a degree get to positions that they were not supposed to reach,and that has made so many educated Nigeria get angry,but they can do nothing about it because it is now solely on connections and nothing more.If you don't know anybody in high political offices,then you might be limited to only remain at a particular place and not grow.But above all,I still see education as something very vital.

No let person deceive you do wetin your mind no tell you because as Nigeria don dey go now no be time to debate school issues as students dey complain. One thing I believe myself be say anyhow people complain about something your case fit be different, na to just gather self courage already no be all fingers dey the same. People fit dey complain now say graduate no get work maybe when you graduate finish you go see work. This issue na common issue as matured men go always say school no get value, the reason why I mentioned aged men because I don hear am wella from their speech, for example e get one time I enter keke and youth corpers full road just imagine wetin the papa wey sit close to me talk, he say after all this struggle no work for them and e better make person carry time learn handwork than to go school. I reason this statement and I relate am with the Nigeria top fashion designer Veekee James, this lady na inspiration to people wey no get money to go school but rather make them purse their dream, school fit work for Mr A but Mr B own fit dey different just depend how you take follow your dreams.

I was checking around a topic to discuss and dis one captivated my attention. Though dis has been discussed some years back but you don bring am again discussion continues. I discussed this with one the staff in the education board in SUBEB and di man point out some valuable things from education. He said, Nobody should deceive the children that they are leaders of tomorrow because that is statement is no more in practical because after education there they can't find themselves in the parliament or in the corridor of power. And he also said there is no work for the graduates in anywhere in Nigeria. And there is no companies for the graduates to work and dat cause di fraudulent activities in di country. And why education is still important because of the new technology wey dem fit use am make legit money online but if na foe work then forget am.

you know this case is a minor thing for the government to handle if they're serious to do something about it they'll be a way out, okay look at other countries today how do you think they fought it in there own country. Is not that I'm condemning your opinion but what I'm saying is that government can make more opportunities for work even if they have 400,000 youth's that graduate, you see there is a way things are done in the sector even when it comes to government authorities. Okay are you telling me that over all the states in this Nigeria that they won't be any means of retiring the old staff, when it comes the department which the youth's do study at school. No so there is a way out, okay just take look at the (SMEs) small and medium size entrepreneur of which we have more graduate try to soft their life out on here but the government haven't put more effort towards it, I support you saying instead of them trying to creat more opportunities they should pay more attention to the (SMEs) I think would be more better, because through here is where the graduates are showcasing their talents and knowledge. So to cut it short let the government focus more to the small and medium size entrepreneur in this country.

Education is indeed a broader concept that goes beyond formal schooling. It's about acquiring knowledge, skills, and perspectives that enable us to grow, adapt, and make a positive impact in our communities. In Nigeria, and perhaps spme countries there is a limited view of education as solely being about obtaining degrees. However, learning about topics like Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, and personal finance are essential aspects of education that can empower individuals to make decisions and improve their lives. It's crucial to recognize that education is a life long process that goes beyond the classroom. Education isn't just about degrees; it's about learning across various fields like Bitcoin to make a real impact. In Nigeria, many so many people believe formal degrees are the end all of education, but that's not the case. Acquiring knowledge about Bitcoin, even if it's not in the university curriculum, is a form of self-education that can truly elevate us. Understanding this, especially in a country where degrees are not always valued can lead to individual growth and success beyond obtaining degree.

OP, if we must be honest about this whole job issue, it will be extremely difficult for government to create an automated system of employment where immediately you leave the school environment as a graduate or after you have obtained your NYSC, you will automatically get employment, let's say, probably, from the organization you served. It will be difficult because these organizations will easily get over bloated with their staff capacity and it won't be able to Harbour for the new intakes as many of these organizations do not really have a spacious working environments or even permanent offices. And when you also talk about the welfare system, it's already a poor one and bringing new corps members every year to work in the organizations without discarding the previous ones won't be realistic even when we take those corps members as temporary staffs.

Let's make this analysis together. According to an online publication made by ThisDay newspaper about 3 years ago, the Director General of the Budget Office of the Federation mentioned that the federal government still maintains a total number of 943 MDAs (Ministries, Departments and Agencies) and 541 corporations across the country and they are highly complaining of how to downsize the number of those MDAs and Corporations which also brought about the discussions around the implementation of the Oronsaye report proposed by this government suggesting that some of these MDAs be collapsed, merged or scraped especially those that have similar job descriptions in the bid to reduce the cost of governance in the country.

Now, lets just take this aforementioned as an example and sample it with the number of graduates and NYSC corps members the country provides every year. In another online publication made by Vanguard newspaper in last year, over 400,000 youths graduate from the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme annually. I think these numbers are enough for us to make our analysis now.

Okay, so let's combine the total number of MDAs and Corporations in the country and it will give us about 1,484 in total then let's do the math. When you divide the total number of the total number of corps members in 1 year by MDAs and Corporations. You will have an average of 269 corps members shared across those workplaces. Now let's multiply this by 10 years. It will give you an average of 2,695 corps members deployed to those workplaces, how do you then get to pay them? Let's even join the states and LGAs, can they really sustain such things, absolutely no.

So, alternative, I will suggest the government to pay more attention to the Small and medium-sized entreprizes, which are the major employers of jobs across all the world. In countries where we see jobs almost everywhere, the government must have provided the ease of doing business to those small business owners to allow their businesses and markets flourish, while government still provides a strong and an additional value chain for them. But in Nigeria, life is a hell for any SMEs out there and that have greatly influenced the employment opportunities of the countries and the way of living by extension.

we all know how this country dey go mostly when it comes to work experts, our leaders no dey even dey shake body at all but when it comes to their own children them go start to set pass. That idea way you talk say make they put more effort towards the work opportunities e no bad but those people way you see there no care if work dey or not, you see this our country right now the only way to help our graduates na for them to just get an hand work. So that after when you graduate you no go dey wait for the government to provide work cause we all know say them no care, so the only way na to learn a work for ourselves that's my opinion.

education really dey very important to the country but just that, the leaders are the ones making it seems like it's not important here in our country. But if you go to other countries they value the Nigerian for their education degree but here it seems not valuable to our leaders, I won't blame the man because he have gone through many things before trying to make his children to finish up with school. For my own opinion I want the leaders to set up a goal for more workers opportunities in the country that's the major issues that we are facing right now, and those set of people being on the position of helping the educated ones to get a work in the country are not help at all. Either they make things more difficult for ourselves and for the youth's, right now what's is going on now in this Nigeria is that if you don't have some one on top you can't get a job. And that's terrible thing ever.

Yes oo education still dey important for our country no matter all these issues wey dey go on for our country the main matter na to throw away face like say u no see anything wen dey happen make u sef for get ur own certificate take answer the name graduate because at anytime opportunity fit come for person to take survive.
But my only advice for our country people for this our country wey dey do schooling make sure say u get something wey u dey take survive (eg) handwork because u fit still finish the school but no work na this same handwork wen u learn go back u up financially.

So any how e be if u get the opportunity to go school make u grab am.

I really support you for this talk and I know whether I go talk say, this country wey we dey so, say everybody just dey on their own because government dey really do things wey dey make us they think, everybody just dey on their, just imagine as education just be like this, for other countries, dey take education as one of the important thing for their lives but see us, we dey always talk say , education na scam, because of wetin we no fit gain from, imagine how many years person go spend for school, we go come, to see job self na war and if we see self, we go dey see work wey no fit even solve our problems half self, so I no blame anybody wey say school na scam although e dey good to go school o.

just as you said that the United Kingdom, USA and Canada, that they're seeking educated Nigerians. Nigerian national thriving in their endeavors, but what about here our country Nigeria, are the government ever seeking for the educated ones to prove to them that they are valuable and excellent to participate with them as a leaders as well. Or make a provision for more work opportunities in this country, so we will know that being an graduate or having a good degree isn't just a joke thing. And put it in back of our mind that educated it's not a irrelevant thing at all but very very important to the nation or to the world itself. But our leaders seems to take education as if it's something you'll just wake up in the morning and become one day, not knowing that it took a long way and their was a focus towards being an graduate to make things better with our degree and our institutions. So all I blame is the government not the youth's anymore, cause right now the youth's don't longer see education as an important thing anymore in this country we are.

Education may seem irrelevant in a country run by illiterate and corrupt leaders who view literate citizens as major antagonists because they can read, analyze, and critique government actions and decisions. Currently, international governments, particularly in the United Kingdom, USA, and Canada, are seeking educated Nigerians. Nigerian nationals, thriving in their endeavors, have proven to be strong competitors to other immigrants. This demonstrates that education is not a scam, but a valuable asset.

the best thing that I would like the government to do must concerning about the work opportunities, let them set a goal that once you're graduating from high school. At school their not when you get home you're instantly going over to work immediately. Not stopping and start looking for work tomorrow no, that isn't right as an graduate with a better degree holder. So the government should put this in mind and have a little conscious that the children have gone a long way, and their parents are expecting something good from them. So making it seems as if education isn't important anymore so for me they should make a strong plan towards the work aspect, not looking at it as if it's not affecting the citizens or the graduates in the country. The leaders should think about it and see through it.

The education for Nigeria might not be as great as we want it especially when we talk generally about the public education system of the country. But that does not cancel out the fact that we are well educated In Nigeria and in case you want to know, I can guarantee that we can also compete with the world in terms of innovation and workable knowledge. What we have gotten as an extra armor is our level of smartness as people and how we can quickly use our intuition to make things work for us.

The government only needed to get our education more equipped and get us more sufficated and consistent curricular to work with and that's all. Another thing we need from our government is for them to open up more opportunities for people. When people work, let them be able to find value from it. Instead of just being a degree, let it also be about the skills thst can immediately get us more exposed to the world technological opportunities.

Education dey very important no be only for Nigeria sef, you go agree with me say e get very big difference between a literate and an illiterate as I don see people dey embarrass themselves because Dem no fit fill form for bank and even for public place to express yourself as an adult go dey hard if you no comport yourself well.  And as the country be so I go advice say make you also carry handwork join body just incase work no reach you after school

Education wey we see so pass wetin we dey think am because no be to get work be the only reason for person to go school, plenty things dey wey follow am, if we go school e dey bring big difference between person wey no go skull, this one alone fit make person go school.

Government no fit employ us all because the population too plenty na why dey dey initiate all this scheme to help reduce rate of unemployment in the country and again wetin i reasons again dey some course wey if we do am finished we no fit set up anything related to dat course because say things wey you go use start am you got need big money to take start am and no be everybody fit get am, so i dey advised anybody wey dey close to me wey wan go school make dey go study course wey if him finish in fit be self employed if really dey wan survive the country.

them feel say corruption na only when election time reach or to thief money, this na still corruption but them no go see am like that because them dey benefit from am. Person go take years for school battling all day just to get that certificate after everything all your stress and pains, go go for searching for jobs mean why some people are not even stressing their self for it. I done see person way be say him grade no even reach to work but since he get person for their all those no concerns am again, but e get some people way be say their grades only fit make them the head of the company but because them no get person he no dey go anywhere. This are corruption mean why no be say the government then no know waiting they happen infact na them their selves they do the things there. E no good make the government try understand their citizens pains.

their something i noticed about Nigeria, Nigeria is a sweet country but we all know that it's our leaders who are making things difficult for the citizens. I no go lie you i been dey in this shoes way this man children dey pass through, before i realizes say for this country na help yourself cause nobody go help you out. for me I don't think if the government can make a provision for the youth's, to get a faster job when graduating from school because right now what they're focusing it's not even related to jobs in Nigeria. So for me I support you the only way to survive as graduate in Nigeria, you have to have a skill because with the skills you won't be depending on those people that doesn't even have time to look towards their citizens. So education it's important but only when you've a greater opportunity to jobs in Nigeria.

Education na one of the most important thing wey people for embrace,but as it stance now,e no really matter anymore to people and people  wey e matter to,no really care weda it exist or not.
The government of the country don make us feel say no matter what we do,we no deserve anything betta,but this thing them dey do is what makes us feel like school no matter again for this country.
Someone wey go school go dey for 8 years without getting anything tangible to do with him life,while person wey get connection and him no go school go just dey house find work without stress,is this not corruption?

Nigeria is a country that the government don't understand how to pilot the country affairs forward because they are incompetent and did not merit the offices that they are handling. This is why everything is upside down in the country, and I don't think that a youth should hope in our government for job provision for them because the government does not even know how to generate new job opportunities, what they only know how to do is to steal our funds, oppress and arrest people.

Currently, with the way things are in the country, it is better for anyone being graduate or not to learn a skill because there is no way that you will not have people that will need your service is you are very good at that skill. Also the youths of Nigeria needs to be creative and learn how to take advantage of the opportunities around them in order for them to be able to provide a good life for themselves.

Education is not a waste, if not people will not forge certificates that they went to school.

Education dey really important for Nigeria, no mind say as we dey do like this o, we take education seriously but the problem be say na to get work after school, na make they say make person no just depend on one thing, after make some people wey no get office work or government work, go learn skill, make you employ yourself, because government work no go reach everyone and education dey good because e go fit help u carry u go far and some kind opportunity fit reach u, make we no just dey go school because of work, na this kind mentality dey cause some say school na scam meanwhile dem no fit fill form for bank or fit write their name without person to help them.

I was in a car yesterday returning back from work, I over heard one man complaining very bitterly that he doesn't know where this country is heading anymore. That he got 3 children and he have tried his best he worked very hard to make sure his first son and daughter becomes full time graduated from anything concerning school side, says but it seems his efforts was wasted cause up till now the children haven't gotten good work with the good grade they had.

They have applied to many companies most of them will tell them to bring money before starting, and it's not a little amount of money that you'll just wake up and get it immediately, then his daughter had the chance to work as a government worker but one man with a big stomach was asking her to sleep with him before anything else. That he wish those times he was wasting time working so hard to trained them in school he would have rather paid for them to learn an and work.

But I saw it in news earlier this day's that the president tinubu is giving 5000, NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICES CORPS(NYSC) you can check it more on here
https://nairametrics.com/2024/05/14/fg-to-empower-5000-entrepreneurial-nysc-members-with-n10-million-each/

And with this it seems school it's important in Nigeria, cause if it's not important the FG wouldn't have be focusing to give out such amount out to the (NYSC). I know their are so many graduates at there not working yet. Do we still believe the government are going to do something about this work issues? Why not just be like as you're graduating you're working directly no wasting time. Wouldn't it be nice that way? I say make I try explain my mind. Waiting you got to talk about this issue?