IS TERTIARY EDUCATION A SCAM? by Rhinake Aliyu
When we were little, our parents and everyone else told us that if we went to school and did "very well" and by very well they meant got good grades, then we could be sure of a secure future. We were compelled to believe that a well paying job with a fat salary, bonuses and benefits such as; an official car, driver, a well furnished house, domestic staff, travel/hospital/feeding allowances among others and an attractive pension that will take care of you for the rest of your life when you retire were guaranteed. Let me ask you this very important question; How many of you reading this now have jobs that fit the description above? Well, if you do, you are definitely one of the lucky few. Because given the recent statistics by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in the last quarter of 2020, a combined 56% of the Nigerian population of working age are either unemployed (33%) or underemployed (23%). That is, approximately out of every two Nigerians of working age ...