![]() Hugh Jackman looks to have found his next project as the A-list star is in talks to star in the Automatik pic “Bad Education.” “I Think We’re Alone Now” scribe Mike Makowsky penned the. ![]() ![]() Image copyright Getty Images In our series of letters from African writers, journalist Sola Odunfa reflects on a controversial proposal to ban the children of government officials and top civil servants from completing their education abroad. Back in the 1980s, my daughter won a place at the Obafemi Awolowo University, one of the top state-funded institutions in Nigeria. She embarked on her studies with a spring in her step, expecting to emerge with a prestigious qualification five years later. Soon enough though, she would learn the truth behind the modern Nigerian saying: university students can only be sure of their matriculation date; they cannot say when they will graduate. If that sounds bad, things are even worse now. Universities remain poorly funded and the lecturers' union - known by its acronym ASUU - is more militant than ever, routinely threatening to close down universities in its battles with the government. It is today widely regarded as the most strike-prone of Nigeria's labour unions. It says the government rarely delivers on its promises. As well as looking out for its members' interests, the ASUU pushes for the government to increase investment in higher education. Bad Education Hugh JackmanImage copyright Getty Images Recently, some parliamentarians came up with a proposal that, they said, would do exactly that. Breaking dawn part 2 online legendado. They proposed a ban on the children of top officials from travelling abroad to complete their studies. They argued that this would compel government officials - many of whom send their children to foreign universities - to increase funding for the domestic education sector.
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