British educationist unhappy with Nigerian education

A British higher education specialist, Mick Howarth has said that he is sad that Nigerian students travel abroad to get university education. Haworth said that Nigerian education system is not broken, but only has some difficulties and those who have the means send their children abroad at the detriment of the system.
Howarth who is also the Director-General of Global Education Study Centre, said this while expressing his concern for the decay in Nigeria’s education sector.
The educationist who spoke with journalists at his Lagos office as part of the preparation for the 12th anniversary of his centre said his study centre is a British Council approved education recruitment agency. He added that the centre represents universities in Europe, North America, Asia and the Caribbean.
Howards, however, praised Nigerian universities for producing students who perform excellently abroad, despite the difficult environment in which they had passed through.
“I am not happy that Nigerian students are leaving the country to study abroad. You know most parents obviously want their children to have a good education.
“Generally, education is given most priority abroad and I know how difficult it is here to get a good, quality education. Some of the universities I worked with here have capable staff, but lack equipment to study, particularly in technology subjects and the like. I think the system is not broken; it has some difficulties and those who can afford it send their wards abroad or to private universities.
“When students come in and show me their credentials, I noticed that they have a good match when compared with their oversea counterparts, which shows that the quality is better,” he said.
Haworth, therefore, said his study centre is talking to parents about getting their wards higher, quality education abroad.