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| Devouring the Open Learning bug |
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| Written by Nchu Ogar | ||||||
| Wednesday, 03 October 2007 | ||||||
     It takes just a year to complete an academic programme of two semesters. But the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has wasted four years without completing a semester workload. This is a bite too deep for its Pioneer post graduate students, who may have to spend eight years 2003 – 2010 to graduate from a one year academic programme. Is this the jinx of distance education? Perhaps many have been silent, not to be meted by the scalpel or slashing hammer of academic authorities. Must this quietness be notched over and over for their refusal to be vocal rather than humble? Must a patient servant be slapped or labelled stupid for no wrong doing? As I said earlier, the bite gnawing is, destroying the ambitions of some faithful Nigerians, pampering and rather distilling the fight against illiteracy in the country, the stalling mishap of “no study material available”, etc. There is no need for government to establish a University; it is not willing to cater for- proper funding, staffing and lecture rooms well furnished. Probably, there are now so many private universities in the country that better excused, some people can afford to ignore the open and distance education system, supports, better management and otherwise. I think this idea a dropping capable of erupting new tension and malign from a segment of the Nation’s populace. Nigeria rejoices at 47 today (1st October) with (NOUN) a four year old malnourished baby unnoticed by constitutional rights, stunned by still birth and awaiting colossal death and decay. After the 100 days in office of the present administration, the university has not been able to return from the April 2007 elections holiday. Time, ambition, hope, fees are wasted through delays. Nothing can quench the trudging pain, more than a review of the sources of written lectures (alias study materials) from the lack of lecture developers, printing facilities, borrowed or rented classrooms and unavailable facilitators. Wither Nigerian education @ 47 without the National Open University of Nigeria? How long must the authorities slam the patient students and cause them to be cuffed by the untruth caused by cudgeling politics in education? Hope for fortune may be confounded for the students but they can never lose grace for survival from the omnipotent and omniscient. Many daring students have taken the alternative to join up with colleagues and other Nigerians in the conventional systems. Not everyone however, desires to have their nightmare in a one stop shop and regrets. Legislators, the National Universities Commission, and the Federal Executives concerned must consider making the National Open University of Nigeria an institution to be proud of good services to the Nation. Nchu Ogar is a Postgraduate Student of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  Quote this article on your site | Print | E-mail
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