👉 Relocate to Canada Today!

Live, Study and Work in Canada. No Payment is Required! Hurry Now click here to Apply >> Immigrate to Canada

MetroNewsSociety

Stakeholders worry over proliferation of public universities in Nigeria

Stakeholders in the education sector are worried over the proliferation of tertiary institutions in the country. Reports Dailypost.informationguidenigeria

DAILY POST recalls that the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, while addressing Reps members on December 30, 2023, noted that the Green Chamber received and considered 962 bills, 500 motions, and 153 petitions in six months.


👉 Relocate to Canada Today!

Live, Study and Work in Canada. No Payment is Required! Hurry Now click here to Apply >> Immigrate to Canada

This means that if the bills sail through, the number of federal-owned universities in Nigeria will rise to 99 in the coming months.NYSC Portal

Findings by DAILY POST indicated that Nigeria currently has a total of 52 federal universities, and 63 state universities with some states of the federation hosting more than one and 147 private universities.JAMB Result

DAILY POST also reported that the Committee of Pro-Chancellors of State-Owned Universities, COPSUN, had cautioned state governments against the proliferation of universities, calling on both the federal and the state governments to improve on funding universities and enhance the welfare of the university workers.NYSC Portal

“To maintain international best practices and be recognized among first-rated universities, the governments at Federal and the State levels should improve on the funding of their universities and enhance the welfare of the workforce,” COPSUN said, adding that state governments should exercise restraint in establishing new universities but invest heavily on the existing ones to improve on the quality of their infrastructure.JAMB Result

DAILY POST further reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, had expressed concern over the proliferation of tertiary institutions, saying the establishment of universities without a template for funding was one of the factors responsible for the falling standard of tertiary education in the country.JAMB Portal

ASUU National President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke stated this while delivering a paper at the 14th Ralph Opara Memorial Lecture, tagged “State of tertiary education in Nigeria: Identifying historical issues and misconceptions, contemplating solutions,” organized by the National Association of Seadogs in Benin.

Osedeke said, “One of the major problems facing the tertiary institution is the establishment of universities without a template for funding.

“The method of appointment and recruitment into state-owned universities by the government has also been a problem.’’

👉 Relocate to Canada Today!

Live, Study and Work in Canada. No Payment is Required! Hurry Now click here to Apply >> Immigrate to Canada

Speaking to DAILY POST, UniAbuja ASUU Chairman, Dr Kasim Umaru expressed concern over the National Assembly members sponsoring bills to create more universities in the country.

He said that every lawmaker wants to have a university in their village, not minding the conditions attached.

He said, “It is so sad to see more universities springing up. The already existing ones are not properly funded and they are trying to create new ones. We classify them as constituency project universities.

“For legislators, you must have a university in your village whether it is funded or not, they are not interested. Just to create a problem for the system.

“That’s what they are doing and that is not what a university should be. We are as worried as every Nigerian.

“Who are the lecturers that would teach in those universities when the ones in the already existing ones are leaving the country because of poor remuneration and you are creating more universities? It is a sad development.”

Read Other News:

He urged the government to ban the creation of more universities, alleging that state governments were creating universities to get funds from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund.

“Let the government ban the creation of public universities and set the conditions for the state governments to start a university.

“They should make sure the states have the financial capacity to run a university for five years without TETFund support. Universities must be run for five years before having access to TeTFund,” he said.

Check JAMB Result

Check and Confirm: How much is Dollar to Naira

📢 We are hiring writers!

Article Writing Jobs - We are hiring good freelance writers - Click here to apply

Copyright Warning!

Contents on this website may not be republished, reproduced, or redistributed either in whole or in part without due permission or acknowledgment. . Proper acknowledgment includes, but not limited to (a) LINK BACK TO THE ARTICLE in the case of re-publication on online media, (b) Proper referencing in the case of usage in research, magazine, brochure, or academic purposes,. . All contents are protected by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act 1996 (DMCA). . . The images, except where otherwise indicated, are taken directly from the web, if some images were inserted by mistake violating the copyright, please contact the administrator for immediate removal.
. We publish all content with good intentions. If you own this content & believe your copyright was violated or infringed, please contact us  for immediate removal.

Emediong Silver

Emediong Ekpe is a graduate of English. A professional Sports journalist/analyst, and a spoken word artist. He is passionate about decimating information and putting smiles on people's faces via news writing. Whatapp: 08088735884

Related Articles

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Back to top button

It looks like you're using an ad blocker!

This website InfoGuideNigeria.com is maintained by the advertising revenue and we noticed you have ad-blocking enabled. Please disable Ad-Blocker