Recently, Prof Andrew Nok was awarded the Alexander Humboldt Prize prize for finding a cure to trypanosomiasis. It had been said that whoever wins this German prize is close to becoming a Nobel laureate. Born in 1962, this Professor of Biochemistry in the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria had his education fully home-bred.

Interestingly, all his degrees were acquired in post-independent Nigeria! His is just an example of those who had attained academic success despite the odds of the lack or insufficiency of educational facilities in our schools. I sometimes marvel at people who would sparingly blame the system at will upon the slightest academic misfortune.


Admittedly, the Nigerian educational system is lowly funded. But I believe it depends on individuals to develop themselves to be able to compete with ‘global brands’ such as Nok had proofed. The 21st Century student/learner has no excuse at all! Technological advancement and its accompanying aid to development should be used to your advantage, not your disadvantage...
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