The Mounting Opposition to Learning

The education sector is weighed down by multiferous challenges in Nigeria. Sadly, the education policy of a number of states may not be responsive to the needs and problems of primary and secondary schools. The focus on hotels, eateries, night clubs, beer parlors and event centers by some state governments has psychologically defeated the interest of pupils and students in education. The existing schools in the affected states are yet to be satisfactorily catered for and this has resulted in the unimpressive academic performance of pupils and students. Of worry, is the conversion of so many schools to a base and launch pad for criminals of all sorts, while school authorities are benefiting commercially from the rentage of classrooms and premises to members of the public. The attitude of government and other stakeholders in the education sector is suggestive of a mounting opposition to learning. The Resort to Hard Drugs Illicit and outlawed substances are now in regular use and abuse among the young and old in several communities in Nigeria. How did these hard drugs get into the country? Only those in charge of law enforcement are in a position to provide an answer. Perhaps.