The Eagle OnlineThe Eagle Online
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Politics
  • Column
  • Business
  • Life & Style
    • Crime
    • R&D Health
    • Diet and Fitness
    • Intimacy
  • Entertainment
    • Photos
    • Fashion
    • Movies
    • Music
  • Videos
Facebook Twitter Instagram
Trending
  • JAMB cancels UTME registrations of 817 candidates over impersonation
  • Lagos APC suspends campaign
  • Breaking: Supreme Court temporarily stops withdrawal of old Naira Notes
  • New Naira Notes: FCMB, Keystone Bank Managers arrested
  • Drug allegations: Ex-FBI Special Agent speaks on Tinubu + Video
  • Sterling Bank Managers arrested for hoarding N258m new notes
  • Carbon doubles revenue, continues to disrupt credit banking in Nigeria with ‘Carbon Zero’
  • Naira redesign: Emefiele working for public good, by Jackson Olali
Facebook Twitter Instagram
The Eagle OnlineThe Eagle Online
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Politics
  • Column
  • Business
  • Life & Style
    • Crime
    • R&D Health
    • Diet and Fitness
    • Intimacy
  • Entertainment
    • Photos
    • Fashion
    • Movies
    • Music
  • Videos
The Eagle OnlineThe Eagle Online
Home»News»Why standard of education in Nigeria keeps falling — NBA president
News

Why standard of education in Nigeria keeps falling — NBA president

The Eagle OnlineBy The Eagle OnlineNovember 26, 2021No Comments
Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit Tumblr Email
Share
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email

Olumide Akpata, President, Nigeria Bar Association, has blamed the falling standard of education in Nigeria on the quota system policy.

Akpata said this in his 46th and 47th combined Convocation Lecture of the University of Benin, his Alma mater.

The NBA president spoke in Benin on Thursday on the topic: “Re-prioritisation of Education; A Panacea to the Obstacles Challenging National Development in the 21st Century Nigeria.”

He regretted that the policy relegated meritocracy to the background.

Akpata asserted that in terms of wits and expertise, the current set of Nigerian University Vice-Chancellors could not be compared to Vice-Chancellors appointed shortly after the first and second generations of Nigerian universities were established.

He said: “The moment we began to lay the foundation for the collapse of our education is when, rather than be guided by the best standard practices and principles, we prioritised systems that are administered on the basis of ethnicity, and son of the soil. This crept into the education system and it now holds sway.

“Look at the first sets of Vice Chancellors we had in Nigeria then and compare them with what we have today. For instance, the first Vice Chancellor of this University was Prof. Enitan Njoku.

“He was from the South Eastern part of Nigeria. The same school was at one time led by Prof. Gbadebo who was fathered by a Ghanaian. The first indigenous Vice Chancellor of University of Ibadan was Prof. Kenneth Nwaokadike, but born in Awka, the present Anambra State.

“There was also a time a man from Ondo State became the Vice Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University.”

Akpata called for what he described as retooling of the curricula particularly in the teaching of law and practice.

He also urged Nigerians to galvanise support and vote for leaders that would prioritise education in Nigeria come the 2023 general elections in the country.

He said: “Without taking anything away from Anambra election, we must all go out and register to vote and begin the process of rebuilding our country.

“This is the only way that Nigeria’s problems can gradually and effectively be resolved, but they may want to discourage you that politics is a dirty game.”

Nigeria Bar Association Olumide Akpata University of Benin
Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Telegram Email
The Eagle Online

Related Posts

JAMB cancels UTME registrations of 817 candidates over impersonation

February 8, 2023

Lagos APC suspends campaign

February 8, 2023

Court acquits Diqzani’s ally, Jide Omokore, of $1.6 fraud

February 8, 2023
© 2023 The Eagle Online.
  • Home
  • Privacy Policy
  • Advert Rates
  • Submit News
  • Contact Us

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.