School na scam!
School na scam jare!”. This is a very common saying amongst Nigerian youths. The economic meltdown is telling hard on every Nigerian and the youths have not been spared in this case. There are few available jobs waiting for them upon graduation from tertiary institution. The so called available jobs are now secured on the basis of who you know. Many young Nigerians find themselves studying a course they have no passion for and eventually end up not using their university/polytechnic certificates to earn a living. In the exact words of a friend “School is important but connection is importanter. In other words, he meant to say that connections and network are more important than the BSc, HND, MSc certificates. Does this justify the saying that School na scam? There are several inadequacies in the Nigerian educational system. The teaching and learning methods are not evolving with the requirements of the labour market in the 21st century. Students are not directly trained for the labou...