Educators From Nigeria

"All these goes to confirm the avowed commitment of the people’s governor to the growth and development of the university. I must also add that just recently, towards the accreditation exercise in this university, the state government supported the university with the sum of N100 million."

"Naturally, I was very happy because it was a confirmation of the fact that I have done well on the job; and the governor recognises good work and merit when he sees one."

"Right now, Nigeria is facing a lot of challenges and AAU is an integral part of Nigeria and some of these challenges are what we face – insecurity, financial problems, instability and the problem of strikes by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)."

"As far as AAU is concerned, TETFUND has done well because on an annual basis, there is normal intervention from the body to federal and state universities and this depends on how far a university has utilised what it was given previously. In AAU, we have a lot of TETFUND intervention projects to showcase."

"Most of our courses have been accredited by the NUC. As you must know, most courses have accreditation for four or five years and most of the courses that were accredited about five years ago are due for accreditation this year. And the ones that were accredited in 2012 will be due for accreditation in the next three years; so we have most of our courses accredited."

"I think government has a greater role to play because if you enter into an agreement, it behooves the parties to keep to the terms of the agreement. It is when you don’t keep to the terms of the agreement that you have problems. If you look at the last ASUU strike, it came up as a result of the Federal Government not playing its part after several reminders to do so from ASUU."

"As a VC,she was able to stabilize AAU as at that time. I must say that she came, she saw and she conquered."

"The University is distraught, we are confused and sad. We are yet to get full details of her death. We have no details yet, we have not confirmed anything, but we heard she died of a protracted ailment."

"The feedbacks have been quite encouraging. A good number of them have created their own jobs. Some have started their own farms. We have a number of them willing to take up appointments here, particularly those with first class degrees."

"One of the drives of my administration is to encourage local manufacturing for products that can be manufactured in Nigeria."

"When I came to NAFDAC, there were a lot of things that were wrong. Take oversight function or whatever that is done."

"All codeine products are to be recalled and the process verified through audit trail verified by NAFDAC."

"The challenges are many and you have to be on your toes every time."

"I enjoyed the programme and had some wonderful facilitators that made me realize there can be possibilities in the midst of impossibilities. Ogechi Adeola is wonderful, very helpful and knowledgeable."

"The system has three major types namely, Igba-boi also known as Igba Odibo (become an apprentice); Imu Oru also known as Imu Oruaka (learn a craft) and Imu Ahia (learn a trade). All types are geared towards the transfer of knowledge or entrepreneurial skills but they differ in approach. Unlike the Igba-boi/Igba Odibo where a mentee will be tutored for free for a period of pre-agreed years, in the Imu Oru/Imu Oruaka and Imu Ahia types, tutorship is paid for by the mentee or mentee’s parents/sponsors."

"We need to be prayerful, praying to God to bless our homes and businesses. It is good to understand that the future is bigger and brighter. Everything would be ok. Because of this, please be diligent in your work and let honesty be your guide."

"We women must join hands to help one another, so we can all move forward because Igbos say there is strength in number."

"Everybody’s destiny is different; everyone should determine what to do in order to make progress. It is not everything you can do. All things are not expedient; please find where your strength lies."

"Continue to put in your best effort in everything you do, all the time. Please don’t let the present situation in the world distract you and make you lose interest in the work you are doing. The Igbos say that “if the chicken stops pecking, what would she use to feed her children."

"Segmentation involves categorizing markets along homogenous or related lines, using some similarity criteria to divide the market into groups."

"Organisational creativity dimensions that drive market performance are more complex than previously thought."

"We will address these challenges by providing world-class practice-focused sales and marketing programs with experienced business experts, trainers, and innovators through teaching, mentoring and experiential learning."

"We want the academy to represent a holistic approach to Sales & Marketing training and development."

"We have identified challenges in the industry which include the gap between theory and practice and the urgent need to provide professionals with the right training, equipping them for every-day work."

"The attention of the Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo, has been drawn to a write up being circulated on media space about a decision purportedly reached regarding the admission of under-aged pupils into Junior Secondary schools in Lagos State."

"The world our children are going to live in is very different, it’s better to equip them with the skills needed for decision making. What we have to teach them (children) are the skills to make the right decision, especially when they face risky situations."

"Mrs Folashade speaks on teaching students decision making skills."

"Feeding a child at N73.30k per meal is not healthy for growth; hence the government cannot be running a boarding system with same amount that has been in place for over 18 years."

"Parents are concerned about the cost of this programme, ranging from fees charged by schools to the cost of data and devices as well as the cost of fuelling generators to ensure steady electricity power supply."

"The most important aspect of learning is the quality of teachers and we did not have enough teachers to actualise the set plan for learning in our public schools."

"Plans are also underway to ensure that our children in public schools are able to complete their term whenever the lockdown is lifted."

"My joy knows no bounds that you took the challenge seriously and have made the state proud, especially with this sterling performance at the end of the competition and also with the trophy and gifts. I congratulate you all."

"Despite the fact that the number of Schools in Lagos, especially in the private sector, has increased tremendously, the yawning gap between demand and supply clearly shows that more schools are needed to meet our educational target. We need more private schools to come on board for us to be able to cater for the ever increasing education needs of a fast growing metropolis like ours."

"Sometimes, we wonder why a child is not doing well or clever and we say they are demon-possessed. Many times, many of the children we are teaching are in extremely traumatic situations."

"It is pertinent to note that every Secondary School in Lagos State uses the Schemes of Work for their daily teaching and learning process. No effective teaching and learning can take place in schools without recourse to it since all topics and scopes of the lessons to be taught are drawn from it."

"There are several things that we can learn from all the experiences that we have had during the COVID-19 pandemic. We learned things like keeping social distancing, washing hands, and wearing masks. Even during the harmattan, I told people to wear masks. It is not just about COVID-19, they help against other infections too. I still do them when I fly on airlines and in crowded spaces. So we need to maintain these public health practices in Nigeria."

"It has been scientifically proven that if you get yourself vaccinated, it will reduce the amount of virus you have that you can transmit to other people. You also become better protected against the circulating virus. A lot of the vaccines and boosters are effective against variants that come up.it has to do with our government and policy. It is important not to disrupt travel and flights, but it is reasonable to require a negative test from individuals who are flying into the country from regions that have a high prevalence of the variant. If we do these three things, we are likely to stay above the difficulties and public health challenges caused by new variants."

"I am honored to be selected to join the Committee, as CEPI is a unique organization with a successful track record of brokering collaborations between researchers, industry, governments, health ministries, and communities to determine what emerging diseases need vaccines, and then supporting the development, manufacturing and distributing of these vaccines to communities globally."

"We do not have as many laboratories we would want to, however, the institute has supported laboratories in Nigeria to get certification urged the country to step its game in quality assurance as regards to laboratory science."

"Lagos had a prior history of containing the Ebola outbreak, so the country’s epidemiology and emergency response team was really strong and intervened very fast by closing down borders and putting shutdowns in place across several states."

"WHO brings the entire expert together, it is always good to listen to them."

"Historically, when a bacterium, in this case, mycobacterium tuberculosis, is exposed for a period of time to drugs, it will develop a mechanism to continue to exist despite the drugs, hence, you see the resistance."

"At the moment, we can see it is spreading in Africa, we can see the numbers. We are hoping that we have all the appropriate measures in place to limit the spread."

"If you look at the existence of the IHVN, it is based on obtaining funds and getting grants to do the work, but it does not exonerate the government from investing in research."

"Also, physiologically as we grow our immune system also becomes weaker and more vulnerable to infection. Anytime a virus infects the body, it senses something foreign and starts to fight it."

"If 90 per cent of us are doing the right thing and 10 per cent are not doing it, we won’t get rid of COVID-19. The rise in the number of COVID-19 cases is expected since we are dealing more with community transmission."

"I think the warmer temperature really limits its ability to do well but that does not mean it will not spread."

"I am praying Nigerians will take this serious and do the little we can to protect ourselves. Nigerians should not look too much at the government because we have a government that is a lot of cripple. Let us adhere to what we are told. We should not expect the government to do lot more they can do. We already know we have a broken system."

"The whole world is not secured, that is why once in a while we have what is called pandemic because it just sweeps the whole continent. We cannot be secured as a nation; we just need to get into the game of having the manufacturers that can jump in and begin to manufacture drugs, do testing, vaccines and more education especially for rural people to let them understand."

"Within these walls, you are able to learn new skills, take on new knowledge and try out some new experiments, take up some platforms, speak, think, engage and form relationships, network and then go out and make your mark."