Monthly Archives: November 2009

Guardian Newspapers has posted an interview with Prof. Olugbemiro Jegede, Vice Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN). From the post:

The social and economic dimensions of providing education for all, within the context of prevailing national circumstances of dwindling financial and other resources in the face of development needs, are heavy. The ever-continuing growth in Nigeria’s population, the attendant escalating demand for education at all levels, the difficulty of resourcing education through the traditional means of face-to-face classroom bound mode, and the compelling need to provide education for all irrespective of environmental, social or cultural circumstances, have meant that the country must, of necessity, find the appropriate and cost effective means to respond adequately to the huge unmet demand for education.