FOR the audience gathered at the Ibadan Grammar School Old Students Association (1965-1971 set) annual lecture held on the 1st of October 2013 at The University of Lagos Akoka, there was a general agreement that Nigeria’s educational sector needs help.
In his opening address Mr. Babatunde Ayo Vaughn said that “After 53 years, at every independence day, it appears the only thing Nigerians congratulate themselves for is that they are still alive. The constant questions are when will this bleak condition come to an end? It is this kind of question that has inspired this gathering.”
Shodimu, the immediate past registrar of University of Lagos, in his lecture titled: The Declining State of Education In Nigeria-The Way Out attempted to bring into public domain the state of education in Nigeria, and its effect on the polity. “With facts, judgment and understanding of the issues facing the nation, the survival of Nigeria as a viable society will depend on the health of her educational institutions.
