It goes without saying, that, research-oriented education is the pathway to the all-round development of a Nation.

FYI, in case you don't know, the National Library of Nigeria has been on an indefinite strike since late last year.
I discovered this shocking fact during my routine visit to her Head Office, in the Central Business District, Abuja, on 31st January, 2018. All the operational offices were locked.

So many questions to be answered on the issues of the citizens not having access to quality research-oriented education.

If i may ask:
How will such a basic social infrastructure be given to an average Nigerian citizen ?

With this kind of attitude, how will Nigeria actualize the goal-number 4 of the 17 Sustainable Development goals, which is Quality Education?

How will a knowledge-driven global economy that entails the exploitation of the intellectual resource capacity of the citizens be stimulated in such a Nation?

Not only that, how will technology transfer be fostered in Nigeria?

And how do we stop the recurring issues of "brain-drain" in Nigeria with this kind of attitude?

How will the recurring issues of unemployment be curbed in such a Nation, since graduates don't have access to quality and productive education?

Without any iota of doubt, the present economic melt-down being experienced in the country can be traceable to the rapid decline in the standard of education in Nigeria.

Even when most Nigerian Libraries are being visited, we often see outdated books in the catalogues, some were only relevant during the colonial era
Oh... so Naija is now a dumping ground for outdated books all in the name of book donation. Oh No, enough of that. We need to have access to modern technologies.

What about the Nigeria Universities of Technology and Polytechnics that were purposed to foster research-oriented education and Technology Transfer?
Yearly, we often discover that the spiral-binded copy of such projects by the Final Year Students are always being dumped in the baskets.
This attitude must change.

Shall we blame this on poor capital mobilisation schemes for the Nigerian Researchers or unpatriotic attitude by the citizens?

Come to think of this, a student who graduated from an Engineering department in a Nigerian University is being posted to serve is a secondary school during his NYSC programme. Will it not be okay for such a fresh graduate to practise in an Engineering/Technology firm for that period of 1 year to enable him acquire more technological skills, and at the end of the day productively contribute to the development of the Nation?

Oh... no wonder most Nigerian graduates are unemployable, not to talk of being self-reliant after passing through the 6:3:3:4 educational system.
More graduates, few industries, thereby leading to unemployment issues in Nigeria.
To solve this issue, by the means of Public-Private Partnersip and Advanced Manufacturing Partnership Programme, more industries should be established in the Nation.

A fellow, who represented Anambra State in the Nigeria Rebirth Project National Development TV Show has a vision to establish a community Library in all the 774 Local Governments in Nigeria. This is just the way forward. We need the implementation of such a developmental project at this critical point.

Emphatically, attached is the picture of a five story library that holds up to 1.2 million books, that was recently opened in Binhai Tianjin - a project by the Tianjin Local Government, China.
Here is just a simple question, how soon can all the Local Governments in Nigeria be boastful of modern Community Library? We need visionary leaders to embark on such developmental projects.

To crown it all, with respect to the recent realities in Nigeria, maximum attention must be given to the diversification of the Nation's economy. This can be pragmatically actualized by blazing a trail for a knowledge-driven global economy which entails the exploitation of the intellectual resource capacity of the citizens. Hence, a need to upgrade the old-fashioned Libraries in Nigeria to a digital and modern one.

Additionally, Technology Transfer and effective capital mobilization channels must be given to the Nigerian Researchers. Technology transfer can be referred to as the conversion of research results to marketable products by investors.

In the nation building process, the people and Government both have crucial roles to play. Take for instance, the Government only needs to create a condusive environment to put an end to the issues of "brain-drain" in Nigeria. The Nigerian experts in all professional fields practicing in the Diaspora must also be ready to take responsibility by coming back home to develop their nation with their vast knowledge and experience, while also investing in the Nation.

It is weird to know that the National Library of Nigeria which could have been the source of development of the Nation has been on strike since the past few months. This is quite uncalled for, and such an attitude is quite detrimental to the development of any Nation.
It must stop Now!!


Written By Jawolusi Oluwaseun Solomon,
The First Representative of Ekiti State in the Nigeria Rebirth National Development TV Programme...

PediakAuthor:
It goes without saying, that, research-oriented education is the pathway to the all-round development of a Nation.

FYI, in case you don't know, the National Library of Nigeria has been on an indefinite strike since late last year.
I discovered this shocking fact during my routine visit to her Head Office, in the Central Business District, Abuja, on 31st January, 2018. All the operational offices were locked.

routine for you
not for us

So many questions to be answered on the issues of the citizens not having access to quality research-oriented education.

no question
if they were quality they would get to end user

If i may ask:
How will such a basic social infrastructure be given to an average Nigerian citizen ?

the nigerian pays for it

With this kind of attitude, how will Nigeria actualize the goal-number 4 of the 17 Sustainable Development goals, which is Quality Education?

How will a knowledge-driven global economy that entails the exploitation of the intellectual resource capacity of the citizens be stimulated in such a Nation?

Not only that, how will technology transfer be fostered in Nigeria?

buy it from china

And how do we stop the recurring issues of "brain-drain" in Nigeria with this kind of attitude?

provide jobs and wealth for them
and can we really call them brains if they can,t hack simple agric and manufacturing revolutions

How will the recurring issues of unemployment be curbed in such a Nation, since graduates don't have access to quality and productive education?

they better pay for quality one

Without any iota of doubt, the present economic melt-down being experienced in the country can be traceable to the rapid decline in the standard of education in Nigeria.

was there any education qualty bfor
we were trained to be clerks,yes men,worker bees,drones and nothing more

Even when most Nigerian Libraries are being visited, we often see outdated books in the catalogues, some were only relevant during the colonial era

are you willing to pay for updated books

Oh... so Naija is now a dumping ground for outdated books all in the name of book donation. Oh No, enough of that. We need to have access to modern technologies.

are you not the ones collecting it since you want to deceive yourslves that you have full shelves

What about the Nigeria Universities of Technology and Polytechnics that were purposed to foster research-oriented education and Technology Transfer?

they were fostered to score cheap political points and siphon contract money

Yearly, we often discover that the spiral-binded copy of such projects by the Final Year Students are always being dumped in the baskets.
This attitude must change.

cos they do irrelevant research
cut and paste mainly
nothting worth reading

Shall we blame this on poor capital mobilisation schemes for the Nigerian Researchers or unpatriotic attitude by the citizens?

are you in the conutry at all
ppl cannot feed you're talkng libarary

Come to think of this, a student who graduated from an Engineering department in a Nigerian University is being posted to serve is a secondary school during his NYSC programme. Will it not be okay for such a fresh graduate to practise in an Engineering/Technology firm for that period of 1 year to enable him acquire more technological skills, and at the end of the day productively contribute to the development of the Nation?

will you pay the engineer to work for free

Oh... no wonder most Nigerian graduates are unemployable, not to talk of being self-reliant after passing through the 6:3:3:4 educational system.
More graduates, few industries, thereby leading to unemployment issues in Nigeria.
To solve this issue, by the means of Public-Private Partnersip and Advanced Manufacturing Partnership Programme, more industries should be established in the Nation.

why don't you cast the first stone since its just to say it by mouth

A fellow, who represented Anambra State in the Nigeria Rebirth Project National Development TV Show has a vision to establish a community Library in all the 774 Local Governments in Nigeria. This is just the way forward. We need the implementation of such a developmental projects at this critical point.

who is holding him
he should implement with his mouth na

Emphatically, attached is the picture of a five story library that holds up to 1.2 million books, that was recently opened in Binhai Tianjin - a project by the Tianjin Local Government, China.
Here is just a simple question, how soon can all the Local Governments in Nigeria be boastful of modern Community Library? We need visionary leaders to embark on such developmental projects.

your people ar malnourished and your priority is to build library
i see your vision
your mumu don do

To crown it all, with respect to the recent realities in Nigeria, maximum attention must be given to the diversification of the Nation's economy. This can be pragmatically actualized by blazing a trail for a knowledge-driven global economy which entails the exploitation of the intellectual resource capacity of the citizens. Hence, a need to upgrade the old-fashioned Libraries in Nigeria to a digital and modern one.

Additionally, Technology Transfer and effective capital mobilization channels must be given to the Nigerian Researchers. Technology transfer can be referred to as thr conversion of research results to a marketable products by investor.

In the nation building process, the people and Government both have crucial roles to play. Take for instance, the Government only needs to create a condusive environment to put an end to the issues of "brain-drain" in Nigeria. The Nigerian experts in all professional fields practicing in the Diaspora must also be ready to take responsibility by coming back home to develop their nation with their vast knowledge and experience, while also investing in the Nation.

why
so you can kill them with jealousy abi

It is weird to know that the National Library of Nigeria which could have been the source of development of the Nation has been on strike since the past few months. This is quite uncalled for, and such an attitude is quite detrimental to the development of any Nation. It must stop Now!!


Written By Jawolusi Oluwaseun Solomon,
The First Representative of Ekiti State in the Nigeria Rebirth National Development TV Programme...