Nigeria, May 19 -- For several years, a recurring narrative has suggested that Nigerian graduates are unemployable. Such a sweeping statement is inaccurate, discouraging, and unfair, especially when it comes from individuals who themselves passed through the same educational system. Rather than constantly condemning Nigerian graduates, there is a need to recognize and celebrate their resilience, adaptability, and achievements despite the numerous challenges confronting the nation's educational sector.

Nigerian students pursue their education under very difficult conditions. Unstable power supply, inadequate infrastructure, overcrowded classrooms, industrial actions, poor learning facilities, and harsh economic realities have become part...