It's not news that the standard of education in nigeria is so pitiful that factories in Nepal reject our degrees. Whose fault is it? Please dont say the government. Whole Soyinka had his basic education in Nigeria as did half a million others I cannot mention.

It is either the students are too lazy, or the lecturers are so incompetent they make PHCN look like a German firm.

Which is it?

One of the major problems with our higher educational system in Nigeria is that it is mostly funded by the government. There used to be a time when the govt could sufficiently fund higher education in Nigeria, but this is no longer the case.

The unions (ASUU) and co would not let the govt partially privatize higher education. In addition, the govt does not have the will to admit that it can no longer wholeheartedly fund higher education in Nigeria.

A public university that admitted 10,000 students and received $10 million a year from the govt 20 years ago
now admits 30,000 students and receives way less than $10 million a year from the govt and it cannot increase
fees to upgrade buildings, fund research, buy computers & latest software etc. We think this oil money is so
much that practically everything - education, healthcare etc - should be free.

So, therein lies the problem. Times have changed but we refuse to change with time and face reality.

basically its governements fault. Remember during the soyinkas era, education was made easy, limited number of students per class and lecturers can keep total control of them. not now that u have 100 in a class while some are sitting on the windows, others are standing outside. And mind u, when last did u hear of a proper research been done at our universities now. Sincerely, dont blame the lecturers or students. the whole blame is on the government for killing our education in nigeria. fact