ENZO SCIFO:

I suppose you are setting me up for a backlash , like u can only criticise yet you can't find solution. The truth remains am not in position to give a step by step solution on this stuff cos its completely off my line and radar, but I also believe that GEJ has Special Advisers on such issues that should be a able to give a feasible solution of course if they are not the beauty queen type. Its all about developing a blue print that fits the future and following it rigously

And even if I can  give such feasible solution would I waste my time discussing it on nairaland ? with who? or to show say I sabi and win argument. C'mon don't lets kid ourselves new universities with the conditions of the existing ones are uncalled for.

fstranger3:

^^^^

Why do you want to know?

Leave are alone, she is too young for you, haba

Go meet your age-mates

Odunnu is for people like me!

Omooba77:

Please let us look at it from different angle, 9 universities mean more students will gain entry to universities, [b]it will reduce illiteracy level. [/b]Also it means more employement for the lecturers, librarians, even cleaners and by this improve the living conditions of this people. It may be out of desperations, but God is using it to change the face of the nation. Let us see positive things coming out of GEJ, he is trying is best. God help him!

ENZO SCIFO:

^^^^ Thanks bro.

[b]Consider this analogy, A man wakes up one day and realises he has 36 wives and with over 70% of them with children ( government universities) that he has fathered and about another set of children say 5% which he didn't fathered ( private universities) but he accomodated them all. Now it so happens that the legitimate children are all suffering from one form of disease or the other ( in this case lets just say Kwashiokor since they are highly mal-nourished) and sooner than later he knows they will start dropping dead if he does nothing. And guess what the man did? he decided that he will rather listen to the yearn of the other 30% wives (states without universities) and get them to have their own children too so it will be balanced and watch them join the existing line of improvisment. The irony of it all is that the so called 5% naughty person children are feeding fat and well taken care of coutesy of their biological fathers, but our centre piece Man can't be bothered cos what matters to him is to just litter the society with his Kwashiokor ridden children. Eventually has you very well know the out come some of the diseased ridden kids will die and some will survive of course will different kinds of deformity and other scars of the diseases they had to cope with over the years and eventually go on to start their family where the pivotal lessons ofgood family hood was not well or properly imbibed resulting into the kind of society you can imagine.[/b]

And I hear some people say 'congrats' to this lame and dumb man cos he was able have more children than anyone in the community.

ENZO SCIFO:

First of all I need to state that am a Niger Deltan ( Delta State precisely) b4 some one will eat me raw. The point am trying to make is  I don't understant this congratultory messages of welldone and so on for a dumb decision. Why start more Universities at this stage when the existing ones are practically dead. A reasonable % of our fresh graduates are not even compute savvy ( if you doubt ask Jega and INEC) the nigerian degree is not worth a dime outside this country (except ofcourse for admission processes in otherparts ofthe world). And for those who think it is something special for their state to  have a federal university, I salute your absurd mind or reasoning! Good Morning.

Ma_J_Blige:

^^^^

Na wa o -

Must we not think b4 we comment?

Appoints doesn't mean they have commenced work.

Akainzo:

That question is very much apt for your own comment!

If you were a CEO of a company, would you give a letter of appointment to someone without a resumption date!
Ok, at least we can both agree that there are actually no universities existing as of now for these new VCs. I hope we can both agree also that it would take months (or years) before the infrastructure is put in place, the what is the purpose of announcing their appointments without them commencing work as you're so calamitously claiming?

Oh, they were appointed to oversee the design of these universities

Akainzo:

That question is very much apt for your own comment!

If you were a CEO of a company, would you give a letter of appointment to someone without a resumption date!
Ok, at least we can both agree that there are actually no universities existing as of now for these new VCs. I hope we can both agree also that it would take months (or years) before the infrastructure is put in place, the what is the purpose of announcing their appointments without them commencing work as you're so calamitously claiming?

Oh, they were appointed to oversee the design of these universities

kcjazz:

So you would prefer the VP appointed the same day the building is completed? Or resume the same day the students come in? Is the running of a university all about buildings, who appoints the lecturers or sets up the day to day admin running of the school? Plus there is nothing bad if he is part of the design of the school. Not a GEJ fan but he got this one right. Funny peeps!

Akainzo:

That question is very much apt for your own comment!

If you were a CEO of a company, would you give a letter of appointment to someone without a resumption date!
Ok, at least we can both agree that there are actually no universities existing as of now for these new VCs. I hope we can both agree also that it would take months (or years) before the infrastructure is put in place, the what is the purpose of announcing their appointments without them commencing work as you're so calamitously claiming?

Oh, they were appointed to oversee the design of these universities

kcjazz:

^^^^It is easy and good to critic, and no blames especially for a govt like Nigeria but leave sentiments and look at the numbers
I posted this earlier+others

By 2015, people under 20 years-old will account for 52% of the population in Nigeria, depending on the census data you have that is about 60 million young folks. We need to absorb them. The existing universities + private cannot handle a third of that number. Where do you want them to go to?

Issue of quality vs quantity is not just about a money problem, it is an instituional problem. And we need to fix that. Again not a GEJ fan but this is a good planning if implemented.

kcjazz:

^^^^It is easy and good to critic, and no blames especially for a govt like Nigeria but leave sentiments and look at the numbers
I posted this earlier+others

[b]By 2015, people under 20 years-old will account for 52% of the population in Nigeria, depending on the census data you have that is about 60 million young folks. We need to absorb them. The existing universities + private cannot handle a third of that number. Where do you want them to go to?[/b]

Issue of quality vs quantity is not just about a money problem, it is an instituional problem. And we need to fix that. Again not a GEJ fan but this is a good planning if implemented.

Pharoh:

The CEO of an existing company is different from that of a start up company so your analogy does not fall in line. So if you as a person decides to run a primary or secondary school business. You will just go ahead, build the school and then start looking for teachers and workers right? Everything is planning and it is right to appoint the VC so he can contribute to the establishment and future running of the school from now on. The other staffs, linkages and connections to the industry and education sector has to be made. Curriculum has to be developed for these new schools. So what is wrong there in appointing them to start working on the overall project of these new schools so there can be a smooth take off at the right time.

10cirenoh:

Where did you get the bolded statistic from?

And isn't the quality suppose to be the issue and not the quality? why would i waste my time and money on inferior goods when i can spend just a bit and get the quality ones?

Why should mediocrity and under-education be allowed in Nigeria? He's a Lecturer (thats what we hear), he should know the institutional problem, why is he not facing that? why is he not working on bringing the existing universities up to standard first before thinking of adding more glorified secondary schools?

Can you beat your chest boldly and confidently that the graduates who have now can compete with the ones who had in the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s and even 90s?

He among these young ones (graduate) can be boast of knowing 100% what he went to school to learn? how many of them are really qualified to be called a graduate?

kcjazz:

Source of data: Euromonitor. (no links cos it is paid for)

Again there are about less or about 50 universities in this country of 100 million people. Simply inadequate. The USA has about 4000 universities/colleges, not all are at the same level. So what we can do is to create a grading system for our schools to make them more effective. I undersatnd quality vs quantity problem but we have to build more. Not everyone is meant for college but every state deserves a university, it is the least we can do. So far Private universities have not shown the encouraging signs that they can do better hence OAU, Kwara are still at the top.

There are too many problems with our educational system and you can create a seperate thread for that but this plan is for the better. Not every one needs college but the ones that want to, must be provided that opportunity.

kcjazz:

Source of data: Euromonitor. (no links cos it is paid for)

A[b]gain there are about less or about 50 universities in this country of 100 million people[/b]. Simply inadequate. The USA has about 4000 universities/colleges, not all are at the same level. So what we can do is to create a grading system for our schools to make them more effective. I undersatnd quality vs quantity problem but we have to build more. Not everyone is meant for college but every state deserves a university, it is the least we can do. So far Private universities have not shown the encouraging signs that they can do better hence OAU, Kwara are still at the top.

There are too many problems with our educational system and you can create a seperate thread for that but this plan is for the better. Not every one needs college but the ones that want to, must be provided that opportunity.