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An Israeli researcher, Dr. Joseph Shevel said low investment in education by Nigerian politicians is attributed to the fact that the sector takes a long time to mature and getting returns requires patience.

In a keynote address he delivered at the third international conference organized by the Faculty of Social Sciences of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Shevel, who is the President of Galilee Institute, Israel and a member of Israeli Prime Minister’s committee on Social Policy, described education as the future for any nation because of its ripple effect on all sectors of human endeavour.

According to him, to be on the right path for development, a country’s budget for education must meet the basic international standard in line with the Dakar Recommendation. He expressed regret that while the recommendation was that budget for education must not be less than 5% of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Nigeria’s budget for education has been hovering around 1.5%.

Shevel said the economic crisis facing Nigeria is an opportunity to go back to the basics, noting that the country’s problem is an interim situation that could be overcome with hard work and determination.

He said there was no reason for Nigeria to be among the world’s poorest nations going by the enormous resources she is endowed with.
“The rivers in Nigeria are enough for the country to have enough fish and for export. The land resources are enough to grow crops that can feed the whole of Africa.
What is required is the will to do what is necessary,” Shevel said.

http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/12/israeli-researcher-reveals-why-nigerian-politicians-dont-invest-in-education/#ixzz41UJiX69d

I quite agree with you on the potential aspect of this great country , but I disagree on education. The Nigerian government should invest heavily in education at all levels because education is the future of any nation. instead of subsidy on petroleum product that money should be invested in education and agriculture.

anwe:
I quite agree with you on the potential aspect of this great country , but I disagree on education. The Nigerian government should invest heavily in education at all levels because education is the future of any nation. instead of subsidy on petroleum product that money should be invested in education and agriculture.

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@ topic, most of us agree Nigeria has diverse resources non the less we've been symptomatic of the resource curse syndrome for too long
Talent (potential) signposts great things to come, yet talent is NEVER ENOUGH
Dr Shevel addresses 2 issues herein, education and agriculture
It is pathetic that a desert nation like Israel has massive food sufficiency whilst Nigeria with lush green tropics and a savannah belt imports fish, chicken , rice and so many of her food needs
Who thief our reasoning dash us mumu?

Regarding education, how come our leaders. just don't give a phuck?
How did China become an economic powerhouse?
Its not just by cheap labour, a highly educated workforce plays a big part
Visit UK unis today and see that Chinese students are like a plague, na so them boku reach
But in Naija, MSc and Phd holders apply to drive Dangote trucks
This are people who are supposed to use critical reasoning to drive a nation forward
Thus the more you look, the more it stays the same
Pathetic innit!

Politicians use illiteracy as tool 2 further dya selfish ambition n intirest

feldido:
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you read now, and the go back to the original tread.