Benefits of education in our country

[Sukii]

Yes I know that education plays a vital role in our living and in our day to day activities but I would really want you honest opinion as a citizen of our country nigeria is education really worth it I mean these days we have graduate selling in the market it's absurd. The other day I entered a bus and the conductor confessed that he was a graduate of the great university of Benin and that he studied biochemistry I was really heartbroken not only because he was a graduate but because that particular department is actually very difficult
What do you think?

[Hatchy]

Yes I know that education plays a vital role in our living and in our day to day activities but I would really want you honest opinion as a citizen of our country nigeria is education really worth it I mean these days we have graduate selling in the market it's absurd. The other day I entered a bus and the conductor confessed that he was a graduate of the great university of Benin and that he studied biochemistry I was really heartbroken not only because he was a graduate but because that particular department is actually very difficult
What do you think?

No matter how stupid or poor the economy has gone and drawn down to, education still remains a vital need to the younger generation. Yes there's no job but people still need to go to school. We have opportunities out side the country, you don't know when luck might be on your side and a chance will just show up, with you having the requirements you will be pulled out of the country. So even though there isn't work, people should still go to school so our government won't turn us all to idiots or fool. You can imagine what they already take us for? What more having more illiterates in the country

[Cantsay]

School and Education are different things - in our current society school is obviously a scam but you cannot take away the fact that education still remains as relevant as it has always been.

Even those that claimed not to have gone to school and are doing well, if you look at them properly you’ll noticed that they are educated enough in that aspect of what’s making them successful and that’s why they are able to do that thing.

We shouldn’t confuse education for school and school for education - in other economy they both might be of equal importance but here in Nigeria the are not and education is way more important than going to school - you can go to school and still end up not being educated (we have several people in our community or oven our close friends that were schooled but not educated).

[Sukii]

Very very true there is a difference between school and education in our country
The current school system especially the high institutions(University) is not actually based on intelligence that is why we have uneducated graduates

[Cantsay]

Very very true there is a difference between school and education in our country
The current school system especially the high institutions(University) is not actually based on intelligence that is why we have uneducated graduates

The institution right now is only best for those that have a good cramming ability or that can reproduce exactly what the lecturer taught them - students of nowadays are not given enough room for creative thoughts, all the lecturer wants is that the child should go through their study material and when it comes to exam they should plagiarize it and just do copy and paste for them while those that go extra mile to make research ends up with bad grades because they presented things that went in the material the lecture provided for them.

The school system is gradually dying and the fact that those that don’t even go to school are out there making money is now acting as a catalyst for the crumbling of school.

[Sukii]

Exactly take the university of Benin for example the current 300lv students in university of Benin have not spent up to.2 years in that school they just rush them, a semester in uniben is now like 4 to 5 months at best
When I was in 200lv I think my second semester was just 3 months its absurd how is that enough time to properly learn and understand tye necessary things that are needed then after the students have crammed there way to graduation people will complain that the doctors or the pharmacist don't know what they are doing
Sha better be eating well and eat alot of fruits because your future doctors are cramming what is supposed to be learnt and understood

[Agbe]

Yes I know that education plays a vital role in our living and in our day to day activities but I would really want you honest opinion as a citizen of our country nigeria is education really worth it I mean these days we have graduate selling in the market it's absurd. The other day I entered a bus and the conductor confessed that he was a graduate of the great university of Benin and that he studied biochemistry I was really heartbroken not only because he was a graduate but because that particular department is actually very difficult
What do you think?

Acquiring education is very important asides from getting a job it improves your cognitive reasoning and gives you a bit of exposure, it also improves your social skills as well, you need education for your personal improvement but in our country the system has made education useless. Just like this conductor you met there are a lot of youths that are graduates and still don't have a job, this has made the upcoming generation uninterested in go school they would rather stay at home and learn how to scam in order to make money. Education used to be the key but now it doesn't even matter. Some people prefer to just do business and make money from it because a lot of people that are graduates have nothing to show for. To get a job in Nigeria is by connection.

[Tribalchief]

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Acquiring education is very important asides from getting a job it improves your cognitive reasoning and gives you a bit of exposure, it also improves your social skills as well, you need education for your personal improvement but in our country the system has made education useless. Just like this conductor you met there are a lot of youths that are graduates and still don't have a job, this has made the upcoming generation uninterested in go school they would rather stay at home and learn how to scam in order to make money. Education used to be the key but now it doesn't even matter. Some people prefer to just do business and make money from it because a lot of people that are graduates have nothing to show for. To get a job in Nigeria is by connection.

A society where money has become the order of the day. Everyone is only interested in getting money and nothing else. Even those who they've left in charge to take full responsibilities on educational matters don't even have a clue on what to do right. The so called ASUU Union, In what way have they be of benefit to the academic system. Instead, they only fight for the interest of their members, and neglect the students who are supposed to be the pillars of the nation.

To the extent that a well known governor in this country, sometime last two years said that everyone must not go to school, but he has children who are schooling overseas. Well, education in other countries is definitely of benefits to the nation, but I can't really say much about the country we are living.

[Promocodeudo]

Yes I know that education plays a vital role in our living and in our day to day activities but I would really want you honest opinion as a citizen of our country nigeria is education really worth it I mean these days we have graduate selling in the market it's absurd. The other day I entered a bus and the conductor confessed that he was a graduate of the great university of Benin and that he studied biochemistry I was really heartbroken not only because he was a graduate but because that particular department is actually very difficult
What do you think?

Bro normally I won't say it doesn't worth it however Nigeria leaders has made education worthless, the country is in jeopardy and education is not longer what it use to be, i remember my dad telling me that during their time once you are done with what they called standard as of then you will get employed immediately infact he categorically told me that companies were looking for whom to employ, recently he told me that it is unfortunate that graduate don't get employed anymore because of the economic system of the country, when you mentioned biochemistry i laugh because i studied biochemistry too although i love my course because it helped me to know more about my health and other aspect of natural science but i cant boost of achieving anything through my course of discipline,  yea biochemistry involves advanced organic chemistry with chemical structural illustration, it is the major cause that medical Doctors must pass to become medical practioners but nigeria is not a place for biochemistry graduates, there is no benefit of education in nigeria, no grafuate should wait for the government job to survive, personal hustle should always be our motor.

[Hyphen(-)]

Yes I know that education plays a vital role in our living and in our day to day activities but I would really want you honest opinion as a citizen of our country nigeria is education really worth it I mean these days we have graduate selling in the market it's absurd. The other day I entered a bus and the conductor confessed that he was a graduate of the great university of Benin and that he studied biochemistry I was really heartbroken not only because he was a graduate but because that particular department is actually very difficult
What do you think?

Yes, it is worth it, and I think education leads you to be in this forum and any other forum for discussion, an iliterate cannot read or write, so they cannot have access to such benefits; therefore, despite the harsh situation our dear country Nigeria is going through, I believe one day it will be better, and to make it better, and educative person with educative ideas will be used to bring the country back to the right path.
No knowledge is a waste, and education is the key to success, and it is the reason why most of us are here.

[Mia Chloe]

Where many Nigerians get it wrong is that they see education as a source of income and in this generation it really doesn't play out that way. Education is simply about discipline. If education wasn't about discipline, any one is supposed to be able pick up same books about pharmacy that are used from high school to the university read them and boldly say he is a pharmacist. However its simply not possible why?

Because there isn't a proof that you were disciplined in that particular field, you never took some tests , or applied it to show you were actually disciplined and committed while reading it as it very possible you were probably whiling away time pretending to have read them. Come to think of it , if education wasn't about discipline then it wouldn't be referred to as discipline too.

[The transformer]

School and Education are different things - in our current society school is obviously a scam but you cannot take away the fact that education still remains as relevant as it has always been.

Even those that claimed not to have gone to school and are doing well, if you look at them properly you’ll noticed that they are educated enough in that aspect of what’s making them successful and that’s why they are able to do that thing.

We shouldn’t confuse education for school and school for education - in other economy they both might be of equal importance but here in Nigeria the are not and education is way more important than going to school - you can go to school and still end up not being educated (we have several people in our community or oven our close friends that were schooled but not educated).

Ooo yes.
There is a saying that education takes place even in the kitchen. As for schooling /school is meant to be a place of specialized education, also not to forget character education (that is why certification would say worthy in character and learning).
However, most of our schools (high institutions) today are some thing else.

Very very true there is a difference between school and education in our country
The current school system especially the high institutions(University) is not actually based on intelligence that is why we have uneducated graduates

This is but hitting the nail on the head. That is so true and nothing but the truth.
Even when you are asked to explain something you better not try from intuition, word to word is the best answer for majority of lecturer (say 90-95%). Making it a painful experience and schools becoming a dead affair because creativity is the driving force of development and creativity is currently dying or even dead in schools.

[The transformer]

- in our current society school is obviously a scam but you cannot take away the fact that education still remains as relevant as it has always been.

We shouldn’t confuse education for school and school for education - in other economy they both might be of equal importance but here in Nigeria the are not and education is way more important than going to school - you can go to school and still end up not being educated (we have several people in our community or oven our close friends that were schooled but not educated).

The current bastardized state of the academic institutions of our 9ja doesn't make school a scam.. In ma opinion.

Also that we should not confuse education for school and school for education...

I think it should rather be
We should not confuse education with school and school with education.
 Reason being that
1. They both has some kind of relationship (see no 2 below)
2. schools are built for special education (e.g biochemistry) and general social education (behavior/conduct etc) (as in other general education or basic all human education).
3.

[Thyplaymaker]

Yes I know that education plays a vital role in our living and in our day to day activities but I would really want you honest opinion as a citizen of our country nigeria is education really worth it I mean these days we have graduate selling in the market it's absurd. The other day I entered a bus and the conductor confessed that he was a graduate of the great university of Benin and that he studied biochemistry I was really heartbroken not only because he was a graduate but because that particular department is actually very difficult
What do you think?

i have gone through alot of users reply in this thread and everything they are saying make sense. Well just as most users said no matter the situation we are passing through in this country education still remains vital though our country is not appreciating it at all does`nt change the fact that we need education. What i will say is that one don`t have to focus on education alone as a student, as you are schooling find something to learn as a backup though it may be difficult to balance both still is the right thing to do inorder to survive this economy. There are good online skills one can learn to back things , But we thank God for this crypto space, because this space has help alot of folks and we all are aware of that .

[Agbe]

Like as I said, education is important because many people are not in the forums because they can't write and have the reason to create content but those who educated, can write some and also create good contents. If Nigerian leaders were good for the citizens, I swear Nigeria would have been one of the best country in the world. And in any country education control the other sectors. If the education system is good then others can also do well.