The last time Nigeria participated in the International Maths Olympiad (IMO) was in 2019.
The government's reason then was that it was not important enough.
The actual funding required is less than the cost of a brand new Hilux.
This is the most prestigious academic competition in the world, and our children have been deprived of participation for years.
Education has been pushed to the back seat for a long time, while illiteracy has been elevated.
This needs to stop now!
"Nigerian society is no longer celebrating academic excellence. It’s not even Yahoo culture anymore, now we have a 'Peller culture.' This 'Olodo' uprising we are witnessing is terrible. It feels like we are trying so hard to accommodate ignorance so people won’t feel bad, and now they seem to be the majority”
Rapper Ycee