By Ehiwe O.Sam, Lagos Nigeria. “Nothing changes until it is changed”. This dictum aptly sheds light on one of the fundamental principles in physics. The educational system in Nigeria as it is now will never improve until a definite step is taken to systematically overhaul the systemic, endemic and colossal damage that has for long corrupted its very foundation. One of the most pronounced bane on Nigeria’s educational system today is the recurring and incessant industrial actions, strikes and boycotts that have ravaged the tertiary institutions. Strikes have almost become an institutionalized concept on its own. Students now calculate anticipated strike periods when computing the number of years they will be required to spend in school before graduation. In one word, It is frustrating! ASUU was formed in 1978, the period of the beginning of the decline in the oil boom, when Nigeria faced the consequences of the failure of its rulers ...
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