Nigerian Government Running Federal Universities At A Loss By Olabisi Deji-Folutile | Sahara Reporters

It is hard to not complain about this country these days. The killings of Nigerians both within and outside the nation’s shores are overwhelming. The economic outlook is getting dimmer by the day. The Bureau of Statistics has told us that Nigeria’s economy grew by mere 1.94 per cent in the second quarter of 2019.

That is the horrible mentality of the people in power in Nigeria and their aides. When our leaders perform their duties, they think they are doing the citizens a favour. When government officials are criticized, their aides call critics wailers for daring to express dissatisfaction with their bosses’ executive recklessness.

To train as a medical doctor in any Federal Government-owned university in Nigeria, the Nigerian Government is said to spend at least N3, 860, 100. No private university in Nigeria will do that for less than N8m. Some charge as high as N3m per session. This is far cheaper than what it costs to train doctors in many other parts of the world.

Indeed, instead of complaining, every Nigerian that is privileged to be sponsored by the Federal Government through the university should be grateful. Honestly, such privilege is not common. A medical doctor in the United States pays an average of $2,398 a month for a 30-year repayment plan . In other words, a medical doctor owes taxpayers and government $863,500, paid back in monthly installments.

Nigeria, however, spends its own money on its citizens’ education and allows them to emigrate to other lands in search of greener pastures. How can a government train medical doctors and refuse to make adequate provisions for them to do internship? This is not peculiar to medicine alone. Which government invests money in training its citizens and releases them to other countries to reap the gains?

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