I think every student who graduates with a First Class from any Nigerian university should have 100% of their school fees refunded, plus a ₦1 million excellence bonus.
I came across a similar incentive model in the Netherlands, and it made me think.
Imagine the message it would send: Hard work pays. Excellence is rewarded.
Instead of only celebrating academic success with certificates, why not attach real value to it?
It could fundamentally change how many students approach their education.
“Lola has been supporting us since our days in Jos. She was the one who stopped us from using night buses to travel from Jos to Lagos and started booking flights for us. Lola is my best friend”
— Mr P
Cynthia Morgan narrates how Jude treated her badly including the car that was given to her for six million and One million naira maintenance money
My two ears are filled up
“My son is almost 30 and he doesn’t own a car. He has to buy his own. I am the elected governor, not him. I cannot spend state resources to get him a car.”
— HE Peter Obi