Dr Ramon Adedoyin, President of Oduduwa University, has stated that money is the most difficult difficulty confronting the country’s educational system.

The Maye of Yorubaland told Tribune Online on Monday that education used to receive the largest share of the country’s budget after defense during budget presentations, but that is no longer the case.

He also remarked that there are a plethora of universities, polytechnics, and schools of education sprouting out with no job chances for the massive graduands.

“The challenge about Nigeria’s educational system is funding. The way it used to be is not the way it is now. Universities kept on increasing, Polytechnics kept on increasing even secondary school and so kept on increasing.

“We used to know then whenever there was budget presentation, education received the largest share after defence. I am not sure education would be number seven now. It is a serious problem. 

“Universities kept on increasing and there are no employment. As a businessman, I discovered that most of the students who come out of universities and so on don’t have opportunities to work in places. 

“If we graduate 5000 students at Oduduwa university for instance and others too, where do you think all these people are going to work? 

“So, what we have done at Oduduwa University was to introduce entrepreneurial studies and we have three semesters in a year instead of the normal two semesters.

“Two semesters are dedicated to real academic work and the last third semester is used for entrepreneurial studies.

Although we charge the students, but we pool the funds and put it in a microfinance bank and we are not interested in taking anything from that money except for that entrepreneurial studies.

“So, we make the students to learn one or two trades and now out them together and create a new business hub for them.

“Create employment that is not salary-oriented. The Employment should be equivalent to their salaries and the system they have created still continues.

“Create employment that is not salary-oriented. The Employment should be equivalent to their salaries and the system they have created still continues.

“Create employment that is not salary-oriented. The Employment should be equivalent to their salaries and the system they have created still continues.

“Create employment that is not salary-oriented. The Employment should be equivalent to their salaries and the system they have created still continues. “My advice to students is to make use of entrepreneurial studies. They should take it seriously. Let them concentrate on it and believe that they would be able to do something after their NYSC”. He said.

Source: Nigerian Tribune