Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has come out to blame the poor ranking of Nigerian universities by the Center for World University Ranking on FG.

ASUU recently revealed that the Federal Government’s failure to make education its priority keeps making us fall short at the global stage.

According to the union, if the government had heeded its several calls to provide an enabling environment for education in the country, our ranking would have been better.

The Chairman University of Ibadan chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Professor Ayo Akinwole added that it is sad that out best unis in our nation could not make top 1,000 in the world.

His words, “Although one may have one or two things to say about the indices used in the ranking the truth of the matter is that Nigeria academics are using their own blood to still make Nigerian varsities to run because the government has become irresponsible and wicked.”

“They don’t have stakes in it again as they send their children abroad. A government that is serious will not cut from the education budget and leave untouched the budget of the National Assembly to renovate their complex that has no direct impact on the country”.

”This is a clear demonstration of where the priority of this government is. During COVID-19 Nigerian researchers are contributing the meager amount they are paid to develop ventilators while legislators break the law on preventive advisory.”