Isolog schools
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| Motto: | Knowlegde Is Divine. |
| Established: | 1998 |
| Type: | Private |
| President: | Engr & Mrs I. O. Ogundipe |
| Location: | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Campus: | Urban |
| Website: | Official Website |
Isolog Schools is a private owned institute with a main campus located at Akute, Lagos and another college located at Saabo-Ojodu, all in Lagos, Lagos State, southern Nigeria. It is one of twenty-five colleges which are overseen and accredited by the National Universities Commission.
[edit] History
Towards the end of the last century and particularly in the last two decades, the standard of education in Nigeria witnessed a steep decline that is unprecedented. The trend still continues unabated up to date. According to UNESCO report on educational development in Nigeria, less than 12% of the secondary and primary schools in the country meet the expected curricular and school work standard. The rate of failure amongst students is worrisomely high in public schools such that students are promoted to the next higher class every year without any improvement in the academic performance and intellectual development of the youths. The sharp decline in the external earnings of the country, the fall in the prices of crude oil and the consequent large – scale poverty of the populace appeared to have also played a big role in the decline of education. Perhaps what made the deterioration worse was the unbridled corruption and political isolation of the country in the years following the annulment of the 1993 presidential elections. Schools were shut down arbitrarily, while teachers’ salaries were left unpaid for months. Most of the books available in schools’ libraries are outdated, while basic teaching aids are either inadequate or non – existent and a good number of schools could not even boast of decent blackboards.
The cumulative effect of these factors was a drop in the morale of teachers resulting in the exodus of good teachers to other countries to seek greener pasture. There is an increasing rate of juvenile delinquency as many youths spend more and more time out of classrooms. In addition, opportunities for acquiring basic vocational skills were lacking for many others who would have taken the route of paid employment, in order to further their education.
