By Lamid Azeez
Education has been a conventional part and parcel of human life. Through education, the darkened heart receives light and ignites hope in everyone who believes in the system as a background of success.
Success is the end means of human effort in life. And it can only be steered if one has acquired relative knowledge, therefore, knowledge is power
Today, in Nigeria, the quench for education is at a high rate; the literacy of her citizens has increased. Unlike before where the level of literacy was at stake. It appears Nigeria has gone a long way, with a 51.8% literacy rate recorded in 2008 to about 70% literacy rate in 2019.
The trajectory of the educational system has improved, because of the zeal that Nigerians confer themselves in learning. In fact, a year and half-month baby would enroll in school. And before, a ten-year-old boy may not know what “ A B C” is. The period has been crystalized and changed aesthetically for this is the way to compete with the other country.
Universities are now flooded with a high number of students yearly, this leads to the building of more universities in Nigeria.
UDUS Students and Reading
Usmanu Danfodiyo University university, Sokoto(UDUS), is one of the prestigious universities in Nigeria that accommodates people of diverse backgrounds. The university is located in the north-central and was named in honor of a great scholar, Usman bn Danfodio.
The motto of the school is Iqra(read). Reading is what influenced this writer to write this piece. Malcolm X said I quoted: “If you want to hide something from black, put it in a book”.
This quote affirms the laziness of African children back in the day. The assertion is no more applicable in today’s world. Unapologetically, if someone dares to hide treasure in a book for UDUS’s student, such a person has lost and will give a bonus. Because Danfodites read voraciously. Reading has become most students’ habitual act; from daylight to daybreak. There is no social engagement in Sokoto but book engagement which everyone has considered a joy giver.
There are different students in the school with different styles of reading. Some can read from morning to night without a break, while some cannot spend long hours reading. But the latter would force themselves to do so, on the account of seeing someone read long.
This is not idealistic and nature can’t be cheated. One must-know is onion. Understand yourself and work on it. There is no essence in long reading without comprehension. We read for a reason; let the reason be achieved.
Apparently, the latitude of knowing one’s niche determines the level of academic excellence. Therefore, read wisely, have a target, and utilize your time.
A ten-hour reader and four-hour reader in a department may eventually find themselves in the first class raider. The secret behind this is that they both know their onions and understand their niche.
Meanwhile, extracurricular activities model and groom students in their various fields of profession but the rationale behind this is to know who you are, whether you can multitask or not. Because the work is tasking, only those who are equal to the task take it, not all.