WORLD BANK AND HIGHER EDUCATION IN NIGERIA: THE CASE OF AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY (A.B.U.) ZARIA

WORLD BANK AND HIGHER EDUCATION IN NIGERIA: THE CASE OF AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY (A.B.U.) ZARIA

Abstract:

A study was carried out in 1999 to ascertain the activities of World Bank and Higher Education in Nigeria and Ahmadu Bello University (A.B.U.), Zaria was made the case study. It was discovered that the World Bank’s funding of Education was not in physical cash but by material supply such as Books, Journals, Equipment, E-mail, Management Strength among others. Federal Universities, who satisfied the World Bank’s criteria benefited from the loan scheme in various sectors of the universities. It was also discovered that the World Bank’s conditionalities were very unfavourable for smooth running of educational system in Nigeria. This led to serious crisis across the Universities. Lecturers went on strike, students embarked on violent demonstrations which led to closure of some Universities and the public also erred their views over the implementation of the World Bank loan. Findings revealed that the World Bank loan scheme is not the best solution to the educational crisis in the Nigerian Universities.

WORLD BANK AND HIGHER EDUCATION IN NIGERIA: THE CASE OF AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY (A.B.U.) ZARIA