homerac7:

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I thought NDU(a federal university) in wilberforce island is in Bayalsa? If not, wc state is it?

NDU is a state university. It is not federal.

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Ok. Thanx.

Ol boy,see Nigerians sha!! Previous leaders did nothing, they complained of inaction. Somebody is finally doing something, they say he is overspending!!Many Nigerians have developed a very negative complex. There are some ppl here on Nairaland that have never made any single positive comment in their lives about any issue whatsoever! How do you guys live with all that negativity!!

Just for your information, over a million applicants sit for JAMB yearly and only 16% of them get admitted. That is barely 160,000. Ask yourself what happens to the rest of the 840,000 applicants?? Every year hundreds of thousands of applicants hopelessly enter the market. Building 6 new universities should create between 30,000 -60,000 fresh spaces.

And to those complaining about fixing the current universities, isn't it obvious that the major factor responsible for the poor standard of education is overcrowded lecture theathers and very high student to lecturer ratio. Obviously building new universities is a step in the direction of depopulating the currently overcrowded campuses which in turn would help in improving the current universities.

But Nigerians sha! You do good, them go curse you. You do bad, them go curse you. No wonder the leaders are not motivated and sorely complacent towards the people!

PapaBrowne:

Ol boy,see Nigerians sha!! Previous leaders did nothing, they complained of inaction. Somebody is finally doing something, they say he is overspending!!Many Nigerians have developed a very negative complex. There are some ppl here on Nairaland that have never made any single positive comment in their lives about any issue whatsoever! How do you guys live with all that negativity!!

Just for your information, over a million applicants sit for JAMB yearly and only 16% of them get admitted. That is barely 160,000. Ask yourself what happens to the rest of the 840,000 applicants?? Every year hundreds of thousands of applicants hopelessly enter the market. Building 6 new universities should creat between 30,000 -60,000 fresh spaces.

And to those complaining about fixing the current universities, isn't it obvious that the major factor responsible for the poor standard of education is overcrowded lecture theathers and very high student to lecturer ratio. Obviously building new universities is a step in the direction of depopulating the currently overcrowded campuses which in tirn would help in improving the current universities.

But Nigerians sha! You do good, them go curse you. You do bad, them go curse you. No wonder the leaders are not motivated and sorely complacent towards the people!

What has this got to do with the president citing a university at the back of his house ?

~Bluetooth:

What has this got to do with the president citing a university at the back of his house ?

Why are you such an ignoramus or a plain mischief maker? Did GEJ chose the site of the university in Bayelsa state? Did you read the news at all, which stated clearly below who donates the land?

The Bayelsa State government will donate 200 hectare of land at Otuoke, President Goodluck Jonathan’s village, for the commencement of the new federal university to be sited in the state, Timipre Sylva, the state governor has said.

~Bluetooth:

What has this got to do with the president citing a university at the back of his house ?

Please Mr Brownteeth, what gives you the shallow impression that the President himself choose his village. And really, what is wrong with him bringing development to his village as long as it is not done to the detriment of others?? Hope you aren't a product of one of those rickety universities the Government is trying to help out. Jonathan probably doesn't want a new generation of Nigerians who can't think properly, as it is with many Nairalanders, hence his investments in these new universities.

There currently are just 29 federal universities in Nigeria. These were built over a period of 60 years. If in less than one year, a government decides to increase the number of universities by 20%, then I can only commend such an action.
Bayelsa state is the only state in the South South without a federal university. Oloibiri and Otueke were the first sites where oil was discovered in Nigeria. So, by any means there is no better place to sight a University than these locations.

igbobuigbo:

Why are you such an ignoramus or a plain mischief maker? Did GEJ chose the site of the university in Bayelsa state? Did you read the news at all, which stated clearly below who donates the land?

Jonathan wanted a university in his village,bayelsa state government provided the land.so what are bytching about ?

PapaBrowne:

Please Mr Brownteeth, what gives you the shallow impression that the President himself choose his village. And really, what is wrong with him bringing development to his village as long as it is not done to the detriment of others?? Hope you aren't a product of one of those rickety universities the Government is trying to help out. Jonathan probably doesn't want a new generation of Nigerians who can't think properly, as it is with many Nairalanders, hence his investments in these new universities.

There currently are just 29 federal universities in Nigeria. These were built over a period of 60 years. If in less than one year, a government decides to increase the number of universities by 20%, then I can only commend such an action.
Bayelsa state is the only state in the South South without a federal university. Oloibiri and Otueke were the first sites where oil was discovered in Nigeria. So, by any means there is no better place to sight a University than these locations.

All these still don not give credibility to citing a university in his village cuz it seems you are saying that having a university in jonathan's village will guarantee effective tertiary education in Nigeria ? Wtf

~Bluetooth:

Jonathan wanted a university in his village,bayelsa state government provided the land.so what are bytching about ?All these still don not give credibility to citing a university in his village cuz it seems you are saying that having a university in jonathan's village will guarantee effective tertiary education in Nigeria ? Wtf

What an absurd thinking pattern!! What am I supposed to say now?

It is obvious the citing of a University in Jonathan's Village is as a result of his influence, directly or indirectly. No matter how the media puts it, we are all wiser than that.

The main issue now is, is Goodluck Jonathan University, Otuoke in a strategic place to build a university? Why cant we upgrade the present universities than going on a mission that has selfish reasons written all over it!

‘More varsities can't solve education problems'

Olufemi Bamiro, the outgoing Vice Chancellor of University of Ibadan, has condemned the federal government decision to establish six more universities in the country, adding that it would not solve the lack of educational access in Nigeria today.

Mr. Bamiro, at a special luncheon for journalists to acknowledge their support for the university during his five-year tenure, said what the country needs at this time is to encourage distance learning in her higher institutions of learning.

The federal government had, recently announced the establishment of more federal universities, each in all the six geopolitical zones of the country.“We have access problem, but the way we go about addressing it cannot solve the problem. Building more universities is not the solution. We have 104 universities in the country and there is short fall of about 7,000 academic staff to sustain them,” he said.

Distance learning is imperative

He explained that the advancement in technology globally has made face-to-face contact with lecturers obsolete; adding that chunk of information on all academic fields is available on the internet.

While arguing that distance learning is not inferior to regular university programme, Mr. Bamiro recalled that most of the great minds that fought for independence of their nations in the African continent got their academic qualification through correspondence programmes.

“If properly implemented,distance learning programmes cannot be inferior. We only need to leverage on the existing universities in the country and make lecturers facilitators in the arrangement”.

Read More: http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/News/Metro/Politics/5647485-146/more_varsities_cant_solve_education_problems.csp

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