EDUCATION AND NIGERIAN STUDENTS
The adage: "The greatest gift a man can give his child is education" may have lost its sweetness to the ear, especially in this developing country of ours, Nigeria. In our country today, parents send their children to school having faith that after school they will get jobs and become successful persons in the official world. This assurance, after school is no where to be found but prayer has become a walking stick for such fulfilment. Yes!, it can be said that education is a great gift. But has this gift sharpened or blunted a child's innate gift? A teenager or youth in other countries are relying on one source of income or the other, making ends meet by putting their creativity or gift into gainful use. Here, a youth is seen trying to memorize theories needed for acceptance into a tertiary institution. Some, at parenthood age still strive into this institute for their first degree. The social media we are using today was conceived and birthed by some