The Alumni Association of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has praised President Bola Tinubu’s administration for some bold reforms it has made in the Education Sector
Mr Ifeoluwa Oyedele, the President of the association, gave this commendation at a news conference for the association’s 55th Anniversary and Award night coming up later this year. Oyedele, particularly, lauded the establishment of the NELFUND. He said, “This has made it possible for students in Nigeria to continue with their education without any break. Recently, the federal government also approved full scholarships for students in technical education at all levels. This is really commendable.”
The association’s president also commended the government for its commitment to resolving the broken relationship between itself and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Oyedele added that the government should find a lasting solution to its issues with ASUU to avert a nationwide strike. “The salaries of our lecturers are nothing to write home about, and that is why we suffer from an excessive brain drain. A university professor cannot even afford to send his own children to the same university where he lectures. That has to change.”
