Debunking the lies that keep Nigeria’s universities on strike

For decades, successive Nigerian governments and their chorus of apologists have echoed one convenient mantra: “The government alone can no longer fund public universities.” Like most well-polished myths, this claim has taken root in public consciousness. But it is not only misleading, it is dangerous. It frames education as a burden rather than an investment, and casts students, lecturers, and the wider public as dependants rather than stakeholders.

The facts tell a different story. The government is not the sole financier of public univers

For decades, successive Nigerian governments and their chorus of apologists have echoed one convenient mantra: “The government alone can no longer fund public universities.” Like most well-polished myths, this claim has taken root in public consciousness. But it is not only misleading, it is dangerous. It frames education as a burden rather than an investment, and casts students, lecturers, and the wider public as dependants rather than stakeholders.

The facts tell a different story. The government is not the sole financier of public univers