Nigeria Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu
BY SUNNY A. DAVID
The Education Sector especially tertiary institutions in Nigeria witnessed incessant closure due to industrial actions by both the Academic Staff Union of Universities, and non – academic staff in recent times.
It was also worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Our correspondent, spoke to a cross section of students who shared their experiences after school resumption and the impact of these closures on them.
Speaking to our correspondent, a final year student of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Miss Anna Okolonji, expressed displeasure with the fixing of examination immediately on resumption without revision and lectures.
She alleged that the school authority never implemented its e-learning service for students and wondered how students can cope with the impending examination.
On her part, a student of the University of Nigeria Nsukka, Mrs. Stella Ikpeze, pointed out that the Academic Staff Union of Universities strike has delayed graduation of some students adding that extra school year, led to increment in school fees, while students now pay house rents for a year they never utilized.
She also insisted that the rush to commence examination is not favourable to students owing to the fact that most universities did not fully embrace E-learning platforms.
A student of the Federal University of Technology Owerri, Mr. Steve Okpala, noted that the ASUU strike has kept him as a new student in the institution for two years now.
He, however, appealed for the extension of school calendar to enable students cope with the academic demands.
