Ph.D. as Minimum Qualification for Academic Staff in Nigerian Universities: A Policy of Self Deception
by Balarabe Yushau Last year, the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC) Professor Julius Okojie (left) gave a threatening statement to all university lecturers in Nigeria—to the effect that all lecturers must possess a doctoral degree by the year 2009 or lose their jobs (University World News, 30 March 2008, Issue: 0021). Although the year 2009 is about to end, there does not seem to be any noticeable change in the number of “Ph.D.-less” lecturers; and the possibility of dismissing almost seventy percent of the affected lecturers does not appear to be a viable option. Despite the prevailing […]