Blue3k2:
If you're already collecting so much money in taxes why would the state need a levy? The state and local governments should be able to fund it with taxes they get.

Btw how many of you send your own kid to public school?

eedriyz:


'Affordable' has a different meaning to everyone. The N3,500 per term is a lot for some families. I went to public primary and secondary schools so i can relate.

Public pimary and secondary school education should be 100% FREE in Nigeria.

PoliticalWitch:


No I am not.

You Nigerians think your country is as rich as the West. It isn't. We are a poor resource dependent, poorly led country. And yet, we somehow expect free education without thinking about how much it would cost.....

We have free education all over Nigeria...cheap educaiton. And at the end of the day, the schools from primary to tertiary are all badly equipped. Because we want free stuff ....while living on very low oil prices.

Look....I really want educaiton to be free. If it was up to me.....I would have free educaiton. God knows I know most of my countrymen are suffering. B

But we cannot pretend we have the money to fund it.

They pay heavy taxes in Europe for the purpose onf welfare, amenities, public transport etc...here in Nigeria we all rely on Niger Delta oil. The oil that we produce less than the United Arab emirates for a population of 150million and above (UAE has 11million people)...and you expect free educaiton from that??

Either we raise taxes, or we cut subsides on fuel, or we agressively become an industrial nation , and everyone pays taxes at the rate of 40-50% annually, then we can talk of free educaiton.

You cannot get N200000 worth for just N200.

I went to university at N2000 per sememster. My hostel was a mess. My labs were poorly equipped. Libraries did not have enough books. Meanwhile, the private schools are catching up and will soon surpass the free public schools. And when it is time for employment...guess who gets the jobs. The well trained private school grads...or the poorly trained public school free education products .

Omoluabi9:


Education should be affordable, even cheap BUT NOT FREE!

PoliticalWitch:


No I am not.

You Nigerians think your country is as rich as the West. It isn't. We are a poor resource dependent, poorly led country. And yet, we somehow expect free education without thinking about how much it would cost.....

We have free education all over Nigeria...cheap educaiton. And at the end of the day, the schools from primary to tertiary are all badly equipped. Because we want free stuff ....while living on very low oil prices.

Look....I really want educaiton to be free. If it was up to me.....I would have free educaiton. God knows I know most of my countrymen are suffering. B

But we cannot pretend we have the money to fund it.

They pay heavy taxes in Europe for the purpose onf welfare, amenities, public transport etc...here in Nigeria we all rely on Niger Delta oil. The oil that we produce less than the United Arab emirates for a population of 150million and above (UAE has 11million people)...and you expect free educaiton from that??

Either we raise taxes, or we cut subsides on fuel, or we agressively become an industrial nation , and everyone pays taxes at the rate of 40-50% annually, then we can talk of free educaiton.

You cannot get N200000 worth for just N200.

I went to university at N2000 per sememster. My hostel was a mess. My labs were poorly equipped. Libraries did not have enough books. Meanwhile, the private schools are catching up and will soon surpass the free public schools. And when it is time for employment...guess who gets the jobs. The well trained private school grads...or the poorly trained public school free education products .

Okoroawusa:
The era of free education is gone. No developed country offers free education to its citizens

PoliticalWitch:


An average EU country's GDP is far higher than Nigeria's GDP.

Spain spends over 110 billion dolalrs on health. Nigeria spends 10billion dollars or less on the same health. As an example.

Let's face facts. We are not rich. Until we become an industrial nation....we are not rich.

Nigsrdumb:


The reason why Nigeria can't fund education is because they don't collect enough taxes.

They don't even have correct statistics on the population


Go and read what bill gates said about Nigeria.

If education is not free, your society will become more criminal, no way for any upward economic mobility.

PoliticalWitch:


Comapre Russia's GDP with Nigeria's GDP....and you will see why they have free education.

Russia is an industrial nation with oil. They export gas, oil, and a host of industrial products. Of course they have money for educaiton.

Nigeria relies on oil (APC is doing nowt about diversificaiton). And the amount of oil we produce is less than the UAE .....who have 11 million people...which is why they can afford all those nice things...while we at 150million can't.

Either we pay high taxes...or we cut subsides to affrod free educaiton.

PoliticalWitch:


And in many European countries and the UK , the tax rate is about 50%..ie half your salary.

Would you want Buhari to take half your salary in taxes, in return for free education, the way they do it in Denmark for example? Would you?

Okoroawusa:


The era of free education is gone. No developed country offers free education to its citizens

GavelSlam:


The tax rate in UK is far less than 50%.
Something like 45% for the highest earners.

Okoroawusa:
The era of free education is gone. No developed country offers free education to its citizens

PoliticalWitch:


And if the quality of free education is poor...won't you still have the same old criminal issues.

Either taxes rise...or subsidies are cut elsewhere.

Facts is facts.

PoliticalWitch:


No I am not.

You Nigerians think your country is as rich as the West. It isn't. We are a poor resource dependent, poorly led country. And yet, we somehow expect free education without thinking about how much it would cost.....

We have free education all over Nigeria...cheap educaiton. And at the end of the day, the schools from primary to tertiary are all badly equipped. Because we want free stuff ....while living on very low oil prices.

Look....I really want educaiton to be free. If it was up to me.....I would have free educaiton. God knows I know most of my countrymen are suffering. B

But we cannot pretend we have the money to fund it.

They pay heavy taxes in Europe for the purpose onf welfare, amenities, public transport etc...here in Nigeria we all rely on Niger Delta oil. The oil that we produce less than the United Arab emirates for a population of 150million and above (UAE has 11million people)...and you expect free educaiton from that??

Either we raise taxes, or we cut subsides on fuel, or we agressively become an industrial nation , and everyone pays taxes at the rate of 40-50% annually, then we can talk of free educaiton.

You cannot get N200000 worth for just N200.

I went to university at N2000 per sememster. My hostel was a mess. My labs were poorly equipped. Libraries did not have enough books. Meanwhile, the private schools are catching up and will soon surpass the free public schools. And when it is time for employment...guess who gets the jobs. The well trained private school grads...or the poorly trained public school free education products .

SIRTee15:


u not being logical with this argument...
u can't compare the system in a developed nation to a developing nation...
compare Nigeria to another developing or emerging nation....
the first pathway towards economic prosperity is improved education attainment for majority of the population....
The above cannot be achieved by imposing school levies on students and their parents- those who can't afford it will simply stay away....
and the purpose will be defeated...
travel to the north of this country and check whether those guys will be willing to pay for any entry fees as a requirement to send their wards to school...
the rot in our education system isn't becos its free, its simply because the govt doesn't care....
what is need is change of attitude and not school fees...
most developing nations with low tax rate also offers free basic education to its citizens- even those without oil or proorer than Nigeria.

PoliticalWitch:


And most developing nations don't have our population and subsist on loans and grants to alarger extent than does Nigeria.

PoliticalWitch:


And our tax rate is 0-24%.

Plus our revenue from oil is about what the UAE earns from oil...and the UAE has eleven million people.

The government could remove fuel subsides and use the money to guarantee free education...but since it is poltically unpopular....

Omoluabi9:
Education should be affordable, even cheap BUT NOT FREE!

It’s because it’s free that’s why the pupils keep destroying the infrastructure with no regards because they know they won’t pay for the repairs. One of the many reasons why most schools are in a bad shape.

Education should be cheap. NOT FREE

MrAnele:
Other Governors should see their mate

PoliticalWitch:


No I am not.

You Nigerians think your country is as rich as the West. It isn't. We are a poor resource dependent, poorly led country. And yet, we somehow expect free education without thinking about how much it would cost.....

We have free education all over Nigeria...cheap educaiton. And at the end of the day, the schools from primary to tertiary are all badly equipped. Because we want free stuff ....while living on very low oil prices.

Look....I really want educaiton to be free. If it was up to me.....I would have free educaiton. God knows I know most of my countrymen are suffering. B

But we cannot pretend we have the money to fund it.

They pay heavy taxes in Europe for the purpose onf welfare, amenities, public transport etc...here in Nigeria we all rely on Niger Delta oil. The oil that we produce less than the United Arab emirates for a population of 150million and above (UAE has 11million people)...and you expect free educaiton from that??

Either we raise taxes, or we cut subsides on fuel, or we agressively become an industrial nation , and everyone pays taxes at the rate of 40-50% annually, then we can talk of free educaiton.

You cannot get N200000 worth for just N200.

I went to university at N2000 per sememster. My hostel was a mess. My labs were poorly equipped. Libraries did not have enough books. Meanwhile, the private schools are catching up and will soon surpass the free public schools. And when it is time for employment...guess who gets the jobs. The well trained private school grads...or the poorly trained public school free education products .

Okoroawusa:
The era of free education is gone. No developed country offers free education to its citizens

PoliticalWitch:


An average EU country's GDP is far higher than Nigeria's GDP.

Spain spends over 110 billion dolalrs on health. Nigeria spends 10billion dollars or less on the same health. As an example.

Let's face facts. We are not rich. Until we become an industrial nation....we are not rich.

SIRTee15:

well we can argue on subsidies....
I'll understand, but not on education....
one of the key step Nigeria needs to take at this time, in order to lift millions out of poverty is free and compulsory practical basic education for its citizens especially for those below the poverty level.....
My guy, education is key.....
u need to visit far east nations and see the validity in the above phrase...

Bakrabas:


What about Norway

nopoverty:
Shame on ondo state who proudly itself as a education state .They cannot provide free and qualitative education

nopoverty:
Shame on ondo state who proudly itself as a education state .They cannot provide free and qualitative education