Abuja – Some youths in Abuja on Wednesday called on government to make education more accessible to indigent persons in order to reduce youth restiveness.
The youths made the call in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja as the world commemorated the International Youth Day.
A student of Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Fidausy Ibrahim, said government should improve the education sector to discourage Nigerian students from travelling abroad in search of qualitative education.
“We should emulate the standards in countries like the US, United Kingdom, Canada, India and even Ghana which all have good educational system.
“If we can adopt these countries’ policies, our educational standard will improve and this will stop the phenomenon of brain drain in our country,’’ she said.
Ibrahim also said government should make scholarship and bursary awards more accessible to students in the country.
Another student, Raji Husein, said that government should meet the demands of ASUU by upgrading facilities in tertiary institutions.
“Most higher institutions today are crowded with students who are clamouring for space to attend lectures and this is not so in most developed countries,’’ he said.
A house wife, Mrs Sarah Williams, stressed the need for government to provide facilities for the practical aspects of learning.
An unemployed youth, Mr Theophilus Audu, called for more job opportunities for graduates, saying this would check crime.
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“Today, there are many graduates with good grades roaming the street with their certificates. They may be well trained but they are unemployed,’’ he said.
NAN reports that the International Youth Day is observed every Aug. 12 and this year’s theme is “Youth Civic Engagement.’’
NAN also reports that the theme was the main goal of the United Nations System-Wide Action Plan on Youth (Youth-SWAP) which sought to promote young people’s effective inclusion in civic engagement at all levels. (NAN)