For the Records; n addition to their normal budgetary provisions, our tertiary institutions are benefiting from increased allocation from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund). For example, allocation to universities increased from N303.14 million in 2010 to N595 million in 2012; polytechnics from N216.56 million to N337 while that of Colleges of Education increased from N157.17 to N319 million.”~ Professor Ruqayyatu Rufa’I, Minister of Education. For those who do not understand Why ASUU is onstrike - Please read this and share. 1. Less than 10% of the universities have VideoConferencing facility.2. Less than 20% of the universities use InteractiveBoards3.More than 50% don’t use Public Address System intheir lecture OVERCROWDED rooms/theatres.4. Internet Services are non-existent,or epileptic andslow IN 99% of Nigerian Universities5. Nigerian Universities Library resources areoutdated and manually operated. Book shelves arehomes to rats/cockroaches6.No university library in Nigeria is fully automated.Less than 35% are partially automated.7. 701 Development projects in Nigerian universities163 (23.3%) are abandoned 538 (76.7%) arePERPETUALLY on-going projects8. Some of the abandoned projects in Nigerianuniversities are over 15 years old, some are over 40years old.9. 76% of Nigerian universities use well as source ofwater, 45% use pit latrine, 67% of students use bushas toilet10. UNN and UDUS have the highest number ofabandoned projects (22 and 16 respectively).11. All NDDC projects across universities in NigerDelta States are abandoned. About 84.6% of them arestudents’ hostels12. 77% of Nigerian universities can be classified asGlorified Primary Schools Laboratories are nonexisting13. There are 8 on-going projects at the NasarawaState University, Keffi. None of them is funded by theState Government14. 80% of Nigerian Universities are grossly under-staffed15. 78% of Nigerian Universities rely heavily on part-time and visiting lecturers.16. 88% of Nigerian Universities have under-qualifiedAcademics17. 90% of Nigerian Universities are bottom-heavy(with junior lecturers forming large chunk of theworkforce)18. Only 2% of Nigerian Universities attract expatriatelecturers, over 80% of Ghanian Universities attractsame19. 89% of Nigerian Universities have‘closed’ (homogeneous staff – in terms of ethno-cultural background)20. Based on the available data, there are 37,504Academics in Nigerian Public Universities21. 83% of the lecturers in Nigerian universities aremale while 17% are female.22. 23,030 (61.0%) of the lecturers are employed inFederal universities while 14,474 (39.0%) teach inState Universities.23. The teaching staff-students ratio isEMBARRASSINGLY very high in many universities:24. LECTURER STUDENT RATIO: National OpenUniversity of Nigeria 1:363 University of Abuja 1:122Lagos State University 1:11125. (Compare the above with Harvard 1:4; MIT 1:9;Yale 1:4, Cambridge 1:3; NUS 1:12; KFUPM 1:9;Technion 1:15).26. Nigerian Universities Instead of having 100%Academics having PhDs, only about 43% do so. Theremaining 57% have no PhDs27. Nigerian University medical students trained in themost dangerous environment, some only see medicaltools in books28. Only 7 Nigerian Universities have up to 60% oftheir teaching staff with PhD qualifications29. While majority of the universities in the countryare grossly understaffed, a few cases present apathetic picture30. There are universities in Nigeria which the totalnumber of Professors is not more than Five (5)31. Kano University of Science and Technology Wudil,established in 2001 (11 years old) only 1 Professor and25 PhD holders.32. Kebbi State University of Science and Technology,Aliero, established in 2006 has only 2 Professors and 5PhDs33. Ondo State University of Sci & Tech Okitipupa,established in 2008, has a total of 29 lecturers.34. MAKE-SHIFT LECTURING SYSTEM: Out of a totalof 37,504 lecturers, only 28,128 (75%) are engaged onfull-time basis.35. 9,376 (25%) Nigerian Lecturers are recycled asVisiting, Adjunct, Sabbatical and Contract lecturers.36. In Gombe State University, only 4 out of 47 Profsare full-time and all 25 Readers are visiting37. In Plateau State University, Bokkos, 74% of thelecturers are visiting.38. In Kaduna State University, only 24 out of 174 PhDholders are full-time staff.39. 700 EX-MILLITANTS in Nigeria are receiving morefunds anualy than 20 Nigerian universities underAmnesty Scam40. 80% of published journals by Nigerian Universitylectures have no visibility in the internationalknowledge community.41. No Nigerian academic is in the league of NobelLaureates or a nominee of Nobel Prize.42. There are only 2 registered patents owned byNigerian Academics in the last 3 years.43. Numerically more support staff in the services ofNigerian universities than the teaching staff they aremeant to support44. More expenditure is incurred in administration &routine functions than in core academic matters inNigerian Universities45. There are 77,511 full-time non-teaching staff inNigeria’s public universities 2 Times number ofacademic staff46. University of Benin, there are more senior staff inthe Registrar cadre (Dep. Registrars, PARs, SARs)than Professors47. Almost all the universities are over-staffed withnon- teaching staff48. There are 1,252,913 students in Nigerian PublicUniversities. 43% Female 57%Male49. There is no relationship between enrolment andthe tangible manpower needs of Nigeria.50. Nigerian Uni Horrible hostel facilities,overcrowded, overstretched lavatory and laundryfacilities, poor sanitation,etc51. Except Nigerian Defence Acadamy Kaduna, nouniversity in Nigeria is able to accommodate morethan 35% of its students.52. Some universities (e.g. MOUAU),female studentstake their bath in d open because d bathrooms are invery poor condition.53. Laundries and common rooms in many universitieshave been converted into rooms where students live,in open prison style.54. In most improvised cage called hostels in NigerianUniversities, there is no limit to the number ofoccupants.55. Most State universities charge commercial ratesfor unfit and unsuitable hostel accommodation56. In off-campus hostels, students are susceptible toextraneous influences and violence prostitution, rape,gang violence57. Nigerian University Students sitting on bare flooror peeping through windows to attend lectures58. Over 1000 students being packed in lecture hallsmeant for less than 150 students59. Over 400 Nigerian University students beingpacked in laboratory meant for 75 students60. University administrators Spend millions to erectsuper-gates when their Libraries are still at foundationlevel; Expend millions to purchase exotic vehicles foruniversity officers even though they lack basicclassroom furnishings; Spend hundreds of millions inwall-fencing and in-fencing when studentsaccommodation is inadequate and in tatters;61. Govt interested in spending money on creation ofnew uni instead of consolidating and expanding accessto existing ones; Keen to award new contracts ratherthan completing the abandoned projects orstandardizing existing facilities; Expend hundreds ofmillions paying visiting and part-time lecturers ratherthan recruiting full-time staff62. Govt spending hundreds of millions in mundaneadministration cost instead of providing boreholes andpower supplements; Govt hiring personal staff,including Personal Assistants, Special Advisers,Bodyguards, Personal Consultants, etc.
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