Nigeria lecturer strike leaves students frustrated
22 April 2022 |
5:43 am
In Nigeria, lecturers of public universities are on strike again, forcing many young people to study abroad. Academic staff say the government is not paying them enough money to do their jobs properly. DW's Olisa Chukwumah reports from Lagos.
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