1. Less than 10% of the universities have Video Conferencing facility.
2. Less than 20% of the universities use Interactive Boards
Cc: @aina_akin @TunjiLardner @julietkego @ChifeDr
4. Internet Services are non-existent,or epileptic and slow IN 99% of Nigerian Universities
6. No university library in Nigeria is fully automated. Less than 35% are partially automated.
8. Some of the abandoned projects in Nigerian universities are over 15 years old, some are over 40 years old.
10. UNN and UDUS have the highest number of abandoned projects (22 and 16 respectively).
12. 77% of Nigerian universities can be classified as “Glorified Primary Schools” Laboratories are non existing
14. 80% of Nigerian Universities are grossly under-staffed
15. 78% of Nigerian Universities rely heavily on part-time and visiting lecturers.
17. 90% of Nigerian Universities are bottom-heavy (with junior lecturers forming large chunk of the workforce)
19. 89% of Nigerian Universities have ‘closed’ (homogeneous staff – in terms of ethno-cultural background)
21. 83% of the lecturers in Nigerian universities are male while 17% are female.
23. The teaching staff-students ratio is EMBARRASSINGLY very high in many universities:
25. (Compare the above with Harvard 1:4; MIT 1:9; Yale 1:4, Cambridge 1:3; NUS 1:12; KFUPM 1:9; Technion 1:15).
27. Nigerian University medical students trained in the most dangerous environment, some only see medical tools in books,
29. While majority of the universities in the country are grossly understaffed, a few cases present a pathetic picture.
31. Kano University of Science and Technology Wudil, established in 2001 (11 years old) only 1 Professor and 25 PhD holders.
34. MAKE-SHIFT LECTURING SYSTEM: Out of a total of 37,504 lecturers, only 28,128 (75%) are engaged on full-time basis.
36. In Gombe State University, only 4 out of 47 Profs are full-time & all 25 Readers are visiting
37. In Plateau State University, Bokkos, 74% of the lecturers are visiting.
39. 700 EX-MILLITANTS in Nigeria are receiving more funds anualy than 20 Nigerian universities under ‘Amnesty Scam’
41. No Nigerian academic is in d league of Nobel Laureates or a nominee of Nobel Prize.
43. Numerically more support staff in the services of Nigerian universities than the teaching staff they are meant to support
45. There are 77,511 full-time non-teaching staff in Nigeria’s public universities 2 Times number of academic staff
47. Almost all the universities are over-staffed with non- teaching staff
48. There are 1,252,913 students in Nigerian Public Universities. 43% Female 57%Male
50. Nigerian Uni Horrible hostel facilities, overcrowded, overstretched lavatory and laundry facilities, poor sanitation,etc
52. Some universities (e.g. MOUAU), female students take their bath in d open because d bathrooms are in very poor condition.
54. In most improvised cage called hostels in Nigerian Universities, there is no limit to the number of occupants.
56. In off-campus hostels, students are susceptible to extraneous influences and violence prostitution, rape, gang violence.
58. Over 1000 students being packed in lecture halls meant for less than 150 students
59. Over 400 Nigerian University students being packed in laboratory meant for 75 students
Dear Undergraduate Twitter Warrior, b4 u start insulting people online today on behalf of ur favorite politician, ask: how many have children in these circumstances? How many of those negotiating with ASUU on behalf of d Fed Govt have children in Nigerian Unis?