Mr Peter Obi, Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 polls, has called for the establishment of more online universities to enhance the development of Nigeria’s education system.
Obi made the call at the Nexford University 2024 Graduation on Saturday in Lagos, noting that online education was the only way the country could provide high-quality education at the scale required.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nigeria’s universities have a capacity issue, as the number of students they can accommodate is much lower than the number of applicants.
According to the National Universities Commission (NUC), the country’s universities can only accommodate 700,000 students out of the two million applicants seeking admission annually.
Obi emphasised that online education was the sustainable and scalable strategy of offering students continuous learning that empowers…
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