Nigerian varsity education, better than Ghana’s – UNILORIN VC

Source: The Punch

The Vice-Chancellor, University of Ilorin, Prof. AbdulGaniu Ambali, has said that Nigerian tertiary education in terms of teaching and learning is better than that of Ghana.

Ambali, who said this during an interview with journalists in Ilorin on Sunday, argued that there were better facilities in Nigerian universities than Ghana’s.

He, however, said Ghana’s university system academic calendar is more stable when compared with some Nigerian universities.

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The VC also noted there was still need for more funding in tertiary institutions across the country, adding that funding of university education is not satisfactory.

He, however, said that the Federal Government was doing its best to meet up with staff entitlements with regard to funds for overhead.

“There is still room for improvement. I won’t say the level of funding of university education in Nigeria is totally satisfactory. If I say so that means all universities are static, but university being the place where the best brains are assembled, the idea of what to do is always there; which means the request for funding will always be there.

“In Ghana, they are not also satisfied with the level of funding. The other time I was there, Nigerian students studying there confessed to us that when it comes to teaching and learning delivery, the facilities we have in Nigeria are far better than what they have in Ghana. We have better facilities here. The only difference between Nigerian universities and that of Ghana is the stability in their academic calendar,” he said.

He added that most cult activities in Nigerian tertiary institution originated from secondary schools.

According to him many arrested culprits of cultism in varsities confessed to having started the nefarious act from their secondary school days.

To eradicate cultism on campuses, Ambali said parents, primary and secondary school teachers, polytechnics and colleges of education teachers should collaborate to kick out the menace out of the nation’s universities.

He added that the students should be educated on the dangers of involvement in cultism.

“Universities inherit wards already groomed from homes, primary and post primary schools and even the polytechnics or colleges of education. Most of the students caught belonging to one secret cult or the other confessed to have started their cult activities right from secondary schools,” Ambali said.