Qtrpst4:
Biodun556 but the federal government giving 1.4bn to Niger is nothing right, where did they see money for that? Can't they also go that place to get money for ASUU? If not that they don't take us for granted, how can buhari be that insensitive and to know that people like you support that is the most foolish of it all

Biodun556:
ASUU wants autonomy with their ridiculous demand from FG and that means students will start paying school fees.

In private universities students pay between 500,000 to 2 million naira. In Federal Universities, students pay 50,000 averagely. Only medical and engineering students pay higher fee and that's because of practical. This means that federal universities are heavily subsidies in Nigeria.

With federal universities subsidies, and fuel subsidies, the burden is too much on government reason why they can't take to all ASUU demands on the premise that most of the university lecturers and Nigerian doctors are beneficiaries of the almost free tertiary education, so they should be able to manage what is giving to them since the government is not earning profits from the universities. The solutions to ASUU demands is for government to introduce school fees in Federal Universities and that will deny students from poor family access to tertiary education

Thanksful:


They should go and learn from other nations doing it right.

Biodun556:
The solutions to ASUU demands is for government to introduce school fees in Federal Universities and that will deny students from poor family access to tertiary education

Blue3k:


In the words of Thomas Sowell there s no solutions only tradeoffs. What you're witnessing the fundamental issue economic grapples with how people deal with scares resource. If you want poor to go to school so badly make sure there's market competition for universities, be prepared to pay taxes or privately fund these students through scholarships, grants. The poor will have to work a part time job or take loans while in school. University may not be for everyone and that's a tradeoff people must accept.

The universities do need to charge for their services competing with state and private universities. As said before you can still pay your subsides. The students have to be their primary customer not the tax payers.

Biodun556:


Difference between a billion and a trillion is wide.

Nigeria also collect billions of dollars aid from abroad. FG could take part of it for neighboring countries

Qtrpst4:
Biodun556 but the federal government giving 1.4bn to Niger is nothing right, where did they see money for that? Can't they also go that place to get money for ASUU?

Blue3k:


In the words of Thomas Sowell there s no solutions only tradeoffs. What you're witnessing the fundamental issue economic grapples with how people deal with scares resource. If you want poor to go to school so badly make sure there's market competition for universities, be prepared to pay taxes or privately fund these students through scholarships, grants. The poor will have to work a part time job or take loans while in school. University may not be for everyone and that's a tradeoff people must accept.

The universities do need to charge for their services competing with state and private universities. As said before you can still pay your subsides. The students have to be their primary customer not the tax payers.

Qtrpst4:
Biodun556 but the federal government giving 1.4bn to Niger is nothing right, where did they see money for that? Can't they also go that place to get money for ASUU? If not that they don't take us for granted, how can buhari be that insensitive and to know that people like you support that is the most foolish of it all

Perfectbeing:
N1.4 billion cannot build a standard faculty in any Nigerian university.
N1.4 billion is Chicken change to Niger.
Try and move on.

Sammy07:


But Removing subsidy on Education, Fuel. Things will become unbearable.

Until we become fully an export country and our naira is really strong.

I think the subsidy should remain as it is.

Students can't be paying 300k for federal university un top this bad economy and few.jobs

Qtrpst4:
Oga you give to people you are better than and not those better than you. Of all those that gave to Nigeria, howany of them have inflation and financial crisis like we do, how many of them have their schools in strike because of money
Try dey get sense, you must not defend nonsense

Blue3k:


Ok sir I'll give you the same challenge I gave to the other gentleman. Tell us how you plan on funding 1 trillion naira needed. You're allowed any mix of borrowing, cuts, tax increases or tuition increases as long it adds up to 1 trillion naira. Its easy to be emotional about the situation but were talking about naira and kobo. I also didn't say you have to completely remove subsides. I said students have to take more of the burden and have increased market competition.

Sammy07:


Firstly, they can't see 1 trillion collect

Secondly before adding tax or increasing the tuition fees.
These should be in place
a. Better economy
b. Steady electricity
c. Security
d. A fully exporting country.

Even in better economy like uk and US students pay school fees

Without all these funding 1 trillion or whatever for university is useless
And increasing tax or tutition fees is useless.
Just like pouring water into the basket.

The solution I think currently is that, FG should just increase their salaries.

Sammy07:


Firstly, they can't see 1 trillion collect

Secondly before adding tax or increasing the tuition fees.
These should be in place
a. Better economy
b. Steady electricity
c. Security
d. A fully exporting country.



Without all these funding 1 trillion or whatever for university is useless
And increasing tax or tutition fees is useless.
Just like pouring water into the basket.

The solution I think currently is that, FG should just increase their salaries.

Sammy07:


Firstly, they can't see 1 trillion collect

The solution I think currently is that, FG should just increase their salaries.

Sammy07:


But Removing subsidy on Education, Fuel. Things will become unbearable.

Until we become fully an export country and our naira is really strong.

I think the subsidy should remain as it is.

Students can't be paying 300k for federal university un top this bad economy and few.jobs

Biodun556:



Even in better economy like uk and US students pay school fees

Blue3k:


Ok sir I'll give you the same challenge I gave to the other gentleman. Tell us how you plan on funding 1 trillion naira needed. You're allowed any mix of borrowing, cuts, tax increases or tuition increases as long it adds up to 1 trillion naira. Its easy to be emotional about the situation but were talking about naira and kobo. I also didn't say you have to completely remove subsides. I said students have to take more of the burden and have increased market competition.

Sammy07:


But Removing subsidy on Education, Fuel. Things will become unbearable.

Until we become fully an export country and our naira is really strong.

I think the subsidy should remain as it is.

Students can't be paying 300k for federal university un top this bad economy and few.jobs

Blue3k:


Ok since you admitted their 1 trillion demand is impossible let's move on. Now how much will salary increase cost and how do you plan on funding that alone? You're allowed any mix of borrowing, cuts, tax increases or tuition increases as long it adds up.

Perfectbeing:
Nothing but the truth.

Some of us here are quick to talk about how Ghana Universities doesn't go on strike but become quiet when they hear how much students pay in Ghana.

Sammy07:


Sure and the school fees is reflecting or don't you see their economy booming?
They get jobs with those fees.

Buh here, how can I be paying 300-400k in a federal university and still remain jobless, economy useless, security useless.

That's waste of funds

Perfectbeing:
Like it or not, Nigeria will remain a consumption country in those subsidies remain. Nobody can make Nigeria a production without increasing taxes, duties or removing subsidies and (or) collecting billions of dollars worth of loans. If those things are not done, any cut on unnecessary costs and spending is nothing but a waste of time.

And the sad truth is that many Obidients doesn't even know this fact.
Peter Obi will be able to do nothing if he doesn't take loans or increase taxes and duties (thereby causing prices of things to rise and increasing our debts portfolio).
If he likes, let him budget only one car for his convoy and one meal a day as a president and wear only one shoe and watch for his complete 8 years in power, he will be able to do nada as a President if subsidies remains.
ASUU will keep going on strike and our refineries will never be able to function.

Sha I'm glad that Buhari is just waiting for Dangote's Refinery to be completed before he completely remove fuel subsidy next year. Those that wants to die should die and the country will move on after them.

If paradventure, Peter Obi becomes President he should reduce fuel back to N65 naira and watch Dangote refinery becomes moribund just like our 3 NNPC refineries.

As for ASUU strike, Students should pick between no strike again and a conducive learning environment but paying as high as 100k for federal universities or pay 10k school fees and ASUU striking 6 months, twice a year and students lapping each other in their lecture theatres.

Biodun556:


If we can't pay school fees then ASUU should stop making unrealistic demands

Biodun556:


By next year, some private refineries will start working and government will definitely hands off fuel importation and subsidies even if a litre cost 300 naira.

SpecialAdviser:
The first question you are supposed to ask is "Why are there so many poor parents unable to pay their wards school fees? Why are UK parents and US parents able to pay theirs?"

Do you understand what economy means?