Prof. Adeniyi Ogundipe

A Professor of Economics Education and the Provost,Postgraduate College, Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ogun State, Prof. Mushay Adeniyi Ogundipe has lent his voice to the call for increased fees most especially discriminatory fees for different courses in higher institutions in the country.

He made this submission during the 9th Inaugural Lecture of the University, held on the Campus of the Institution with the title:  ADDING VALUE THROUGH EDUCATION : A COST-BENEFIT EXPOSITION OF KNOWLEDGE AND IGNORANCE.

Prof. Ogundipe exposited that some courses are more expensive to acquire because of the amount of money that is required for teaching and learning.

He called on stakeholders to as a matter of urgency appropriate adequate financing to education, if the country wants to save the sector from total collapse.

The University Don noted that only courses that are capable of adding value to life should attract better funding because of their relevance to the society at large.

The inaugural lecturer disclosed that for Nigeria to compete favourably with other countries of the world, a new curriculum needs to be drafted and tailored to suit the technological development that is rapidly changing at a pace the country can not meet.

On teachers remuneration, Prof. Ogundipe implored the government at all levels and owners of private institutions to pay appropriate wages to teachers and create other incentives that would motivate and further encourage others to pick up teaching as a profession.

On the concern that there is a huge level of unemployment and whether it is worthwhile to continue investing in Education, he implored stakeholders to invest in Education massively because the impact derivable from it is greater than the disadvantage.

In attendance at the event was a one time Deputy Governor in Ogun State and former Senator in Ogun East,Chief Adegbenga Kaka ; the Ogun State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu ; the Pioneer Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Olukayode Oyesiku and a host of others.