The education sector is of the sectors that have suffered a prolonged budget inequality in the annual budget of Nigeria
In Nigeria today, teachers are under paid, over worked and hardly ever receive their entitlement when due. Can Nigeria not afford to pay and equip its teachers not merely well but very well? Am sure it can.
It is a general knowledge in our country today that between a graduate from Nigeria and a foreign graduate, the latter is well preferred to the former during employment or job interview by both multinational and Nigerian employers.
With the increase number of private schools which are owned by most of the economic stakeholders, decision makers, senators and past governors in Nigeria. Therefore, to boost the patronage of their private and individually owned schools and institutions,much attention is not given to the development of the education sector and particularly public school.
Back then when teachers had the dignity, prestige and material benefits of the best paid professionals.
Education generally makes a man, by developing skills, imparting knowledge and learning from the school and college which carry individuals well into their personal and professional lives.
There is a good reason that teaching is termed “the noble profession". It is the profession of professions, the one that enables every other profession.
Teaching is more than the impartation of knowledge, it is, in the words of the Roman stateman, a skill and an art.
This is to say that the real and effective teacher is one with an attitude, an interest, a love, for the job not only to earn a living, but also embrace the role as model for the students.
Nigeria needs, most urgently, competency based teachers, a reward system that attracts the best minds into the teaching profession and well rounded teachers who make learning and enjoyable experience for students.
But hope is not lost, for we are consoled by the fact that things will not always be like this.
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