While the word “scam” means a dishonest scheme or fraud, this lexical item has a semantic extension in Nigeria to mean anything irrelevant or insignificant. Common on the lips of young Nigerians is the expression, “school na scam” (schooling is a scam). While many adults might silence them for saying this, a sincere appraisal of the situation reveals that this claim of the netizens is true. Isn’t a schooling system that cannot help scan the future of the students truly a scam?

Ganiu Bamgbose (PhD) wrote on Vanguard click on the link below to continue reading.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/08/the-scam-in-nigerian-education/