Nigeria: Universities That Aren't Worth the Name

"Glorified secondary schools" is the derisive term coined by Nigerians to describe their country's universities. Classrooms are overcrowded, with many students sitting on the floor during lectures. Libraries lack books, and laboratories are ill-equipped to conduct experiments. "It is not what it used to be in terms of facilities, in terms of teaching aids, in terms of infrastructures. It certainly has deteriorated quite considerably," says Bola Fajemirokun, an environmental activist who graduated from the University of Lagos 20 years ago.