The focus on an assessment of specialized universities is both apposite and timely. The pertinent, simple, and direct question is: have they fulfilled the mandate to train the high-level manpower to meet the urgent needs of national development? All things considered, the answer is ‘no’. But this is not for reasons that are entirely the fault of these institutions. The proprietors –mostly governments- have failed the institutions and rendered them incapable of living up to the respective mandates.
Beyond the well-known purpose of education as both an intrinsic and a necessary good, ‘The Philosophy and Goals of Education in Nigeria, as stated in the National Policy on Education (NPE) (2013) says ‘education is an instrument for national development and social change [for…
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