Rating the Nigerian Graduates

 Few days back, I was reading an article online, that talks on how some Nigerian graduate steal there way through university by cheating during examination sections. As for me, I feel most of our graduates are products of our society. Since some of our politicians steal their way into office without being voted in, so its no big deal (The Ballot or The Bullet syndrome). Sometimes you can not expect good fruits from a rotten tree, I believe Some of these graduate that cheat their way through school do not even know the value of true education(I mean real Knowledge). They are just attending university to please societal expectations and that of their parents.  
Our educational environment also allows a situation where you can do anything to get your certificate and what do you expect from the lazy ones? Pay your way through. I will blame it on our declining educational system, and the fact that People are more obsessed with getting their 1st class and 2.1s rather than getting real knowledge/wisdom. Plus our examination system is also crap so the people with higher grades are not necessarily the smartest ones, that is not to say that I don't acknowledge the fact that our educational standard has fallen drastically, as a result of many years of political instability and Asuu Strike. I think we started well, when these schools were being founded, but the long years of military rule and lack of general development has taken its toll, and we have fallen way behind even the likes of Ghana and Cameroon.
Seriously, Graduates from Nigerian universities still have lot of things to learn. I'm not saying that when you school overseas you get the best education but you find out that those over there are much more knowledgeable than the ones in Nigeria. I'm not saying Nigeria is not a good place for education, but our problem is just that we lack the facilities and until the government looks into the education sector, it will continue to worsen. The unfortunate truth about Nigerian Universities in particular is that with all the academic strife, victimisation from lecturers, politics, ASUU and NASU Strikes, the destructive policies of the respective governments of the day, poverty and corruption have not helped matters. The typical Nigerian student really doesn't have time to apply him/herself to the main goals of being in the university. Some of the Nigerian students lack self-Study and self-development, many Nigerian students, if quizzed, would hardly admit to taking time on their own to self-develop (read outside the scope). They would rather be spoon-fed via lectures and assignments. The coursework are often submitted according to last minute deadlines, which are often not met, Also, opportunities for interaction with other academic spheres are often limited.. No viable exchange programs with schools of other countries, even the various industrial/training attachments and placements are done according to the way they are supposed to be done.
But, I strongly believe that if the Nigerian Students are in a stable, conducive and comfortable learning environment, the so called British or American students can not stand our brains, and I also acknowledge the fact that we have graduates who are worth their salt. They are not deterred by what is going on around them; I also Thank God there are graduates who are still proving that hard work pays off.  
  Finally, as long as we are down here in Nigeria, our economy, social consciousness, and polity will remain in the doldrums. Even in the corporate world, I see the stark reality of our collective incompetence and profligacy every day, and it's saddening. But I think there's a lot of hope. I've seen the way the new breed of students (at least the serious ones) embrace the Internet as a learning tool. I'll encourage all Nigerian students to equip their selves as best as possible, even as we experience an asuu strike or seize in our learning process, that the government is doing nothing to resolve it, during this period let’s get the best of education we can get from all over the world through the aid of the internet. At the end of the day, if we take this attitude, the impact will be felt at home and in our life. I believe in the future of Nigeria, God bless Nigeria. Greatest Nigerian Student....... We shall get there.
Wisdom quotes  
• “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” -Nelson Mandela
• “The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.” -Martin Luther King, Jr.
• “An average Nigerian student believes that Exam malpractice is the easiest way to cut corners from reading. But the ones who take-up the challenge of reading are true Heroes”. – Adesite Adewunmi
“There is also work to do in the evolution of a stable family life and values, and in ensuring that the Nigerian family is built on core values that will form the bedrock of the future society. We must showcase the ideals of family life and be models of family values.”-Ibrahim Babangida