otipoju:


Higher education is free in countries like Sweden, Norway,Denmark and finland yet its till of top notch quality.

With the kind of money that Nigeria makes daily, we can have quality education at least up to Bachelors degree for free.

It can as well be adapted to " Government pays staff salaries" while students are employed in various teams to maintain facilities as a way to pay for cost of tuition.

HigherEd:
The trick isn't making it free but making it effective. Africa hasn't suffered from the lack of affordable universities as much as it has from innefective ones. Politicians do not tell people the truth and we the people largely misunderstand the concept of Universities.

Universities are to be solution providers, which in the process of proferring solutions produce graduates who can in turn mass produce solutions for challenges in the wider society. Therefore a university that does not produce solutions in itself is not qualified to be called an ivory tower because it would not produce relevant graduates.

The Harvard of today might be out of the reach of the poor but it has contributed to human development remarkably. As a matter of fact the expensive Harvard has helped the poor of Africa more than all the free instistutions in Africa combined...

I would rather have an expensive University that would produce drugs that would cure my poor African brethren of their ailments than the universities which gives them fake free education but shortens their life span with Stress.

While i am not against free education i am of the opinion that quality should not be sacrificed on the alter of affordability...

People like you really are educated.Very sound reasoning!

HigherEd:
The trick isn't making it free but making it effective. Africa hasn't suffered from the lack of affordable universities as much as it has from innefective ones. Politicians do not tell people the truth and we the people largely misunderstand the concept of Universities.

Universities are to be solution providers, which in the process of proferring solutions produce graduates who can in turn mass produce solutions for challenges in the wider society. Therefore a university that does not produce solutions in itself is not qualified to be called an ivory tower because it would not produce relevant graduates.

The Harvard of today might be out of the reach of the poor but it has contributed to human development remarkably. As a matter of fact the expensive Harvard has helped the poor of Africa more than all the free instistutions in Africa combined...

I would rather have an expensive University that would produce drugs that would cure my poor African brethren of their ailments than the universities which gives them fake free education but shortens their life span with Stress.

While i am not against free education i am of the opinion that quality should not be sacrificed on the alter of affordability...

HigherEd:
The trick isn't making it free but making it effective. Africa hasn't suffered from the lack of affordable universities as much as it has from innefective ones. Politicians do not tell people the truth and we the people largely misunderstand the concept of Universities.

Universities are to be solution providers, which in the process of proferring solutions produce graduates who can in turn mass produce solutions for challenges in the wider society. Therefore a university that does not produce solutions in itself is not qualified to be called an ivory tower because it would not produce relevant graduates.

The Harvard of today might be out of the reach of the poor but it has contributed to human development remarkably. As a matter of fact the expensive Harvard has helped the poor of Africa more than all the free instistutions in Africa combined...

I would rather have an expensive University that would produce drugs that would cure my poor African brethren of their ailments than the universities which gives them fake free education but shortens their life span with Stress.

While i am not against free education i am of the opinion that quality should not be sacrificed on the alter of affordability...

paix:
Is it?

Johnrake69:


Making schools expensive is actually not in the interest of humanity. And yes it's possible to have well trained professional at a very low cost. Fidel Castro did it with Cuba. Today, Cuba matches all the first world countries in terms of well-being, life expectancy, infant mortality rate and so on. Cuban doctors are recognised by America and yet, medical students in Cuba do not pay tuition. Instead, the school pays them stipends.

Doctor to patient ratio in Cuba is 6.7 when compared to America's 2.4. So what is the essence of making schools expensive when it leads to higher cost of living?

When we leave essential services to profiteering we will all suffer at the end. That's why we hire foreign contractors to do common road maintenance, they make profit at our expense. Because money will never be enough we go back to borrow. Roads that government can mobilise the ministry of works to do

CodeTemplar:
You need to stop being emotional about freebies.
Govt can't sustain education subsidy at university level and oreover people enjoying these subsidies refuse to repay the system adequately so it makes sense to avoid free unconditional university education.

The logical thing to do is to make scholarship available for the brightest, make loans available for the bright one willing to work after graduation instead of training a runs girl who will end up as house wife.

einsteine:


If you are giving the opportunity to emigrate to either the United States or Cuba, are you saying you would choose Cuba? Communism has failed woefully. Cuba is not a success. Do your research .

AdesegunSanni89:
You are a joke. So Nigerian Universities should continue to be mediocre by staying cheap? Those of you praising George Weah are free to relocate to Liberia and enjoy the free education. Let us see whether you will have anything to show after wasting your time there. Goerge Weah just took a horrible decision.

jade14:



which is the cheapest public school here ( I think uniben which is 14k) go and find any good uni outside thats on par with uniben and tell me if its cheap compared to uniben..

you think schools are cheap outside majority of Americans go to uni tru scholarships, grants.... make them no deceive you

crea8graphix:
Lack of vision. He thinks he is doing good for his country but this action is very harmful in the long run.

annnikky:
Can such ever happen In Nigeria? I guess No

HigherEd:
The trick isn't making it free but making it effective. Africa hasn't suffered from the lack of affordable universities as much as it has from innefective ones. Politicians do not tell people the truth and we the people largely misunderstand the concept of Universities.

Universities are to be solution providers, which in the process of proferring solutions produce graduates who can in turn mass produce solutions for challenges in the wider society. Therefore a university that does not produce solutions in itself is not qualified to be called an ivory tower because it would not produce relevant graduates.

The Harvard of today might be out of the reach of the poor but it has contributed to human development remarkably. As a matter of fact the expensive Harvard has helped the poor of Africa more than all the free instistutions in Africa combined...

I would rather have an expensive University that would produce drugs that would cure my poor African brethren of their ailments than the universities which gives them fake free education but shortens their life span with Stress.

While i am not against free education i am of the opinion that quality should not be sacrificed on the alter of affordability...

Johnrake69:


The problem is not education subsidy. It's simply lack of foresight and the fact that we all lack morals and we believe in profiteering at the expense of the human race. It's not in the best interests of humanity to have expensive schools. And yes it's possible to maintain education subsidy.

Fidel Castro left that as a legacy. Medical students in Cuba don't pay tuition and the school pays them stipends. And this singular policy has transformed Cuba's public health. Cubans might not have the money to spend on luxurious goods but they have what is important... Well being! Doctors to patients ratio is 6.7 compared to America's 2.4. Cuba spends just about 10% of what it cost to train an American doctor.
Despite the frosty relationship between America and Cuba, Cuban doctors are recognised by America.

ddeola:
This na person wey get sense

Saka18:



Uncle Higher Education thank you Sir.

You don't need expensive education to make a positive impact. So you are telling me those who made impact in life spent millions ba.

Evangkatsoulis:


Err, federal universities in Nigeria are tuition free. Tuition fee is just a small part of ya school fees.

abbey621:


Who said schools were cheap outside? The argument here is that top education is expensive which is a fallacy! 90% of ivy league schools are expensive because of reputation and networking not necessarily their advance curriculum. I can bet my last penny that the curriculum at Georgia Tech is just as advanced as Harvard or Princeton but if you wan to be a future politician or someone great then you must attend ivy league school. Please tell me what graduates are getting by graduating from Babcock or Unilag nowadays?

Anigreat:




Time to send a lifeless person to daura, so we can enjoy this type of thing Liberians are enjoying under president Weah.

abbey621:


You're not making sense, no one is saying top schools must be cheap but if you think the higher the cost of education, the more quality then you are delusional! George Weah did what was best for his people, it might not wok in Nigeria but at least he did something!

Biingoo:
God!!! yet I spent nothing less than 1.5m for my twin girls per annum in this useless country. May God remember us ooh! Make the Liberian breeze blow reach naija Biko!

JamaicanLove:





EASY WITH THE LIES, SIR

CodeTemplar:
You spoke well but forgot Cuba is a small country with less corruption and they purposely targeted health sciences related fields.

Nigerian students alone is almost the population of Cuba. How will govt then do this for everybody? A poor govt at that...

Biingoo:
You're stupid. I don't know why ugly girls like you don't have respect for elders.

Biingoo:
You're stupid. I don't know why ugly girls like you don't have respect for elders.

JamaicanLove:



Well, you don't deserve any from me.


Stupid ass