ON NIGERIA'S EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

The standard of the Nigerian educational system is far below required level for any country that is serious about its development. The current statistics are nothing to write home about, with the performance of our students dropping every day in Secondary certificate exams and qualifying exams. The higher institutions are no better, as even the graduates of these institutions bring the quality of the degrees that these institutions award into disrepute by their output.

The emphasis today is on certificates, as against knowledge, initiative and excellence. We cannot continue to play the ostrich and operate as if nothing concerns us.

Corruption is one of the prevalent problems in our institutions. People feel they can get something for nothing, pass exams without reading their books. It is so bad these days that even parents, alongside their children, engage in malpractices without taking into consideration the implications.

Let us sit and reflect on how things got this bad and identify the roles we have played in bringing things to this state [directly or indirectly].

We all can make the difference.