Nigeria: 'Why Are They Looking Down on Us?'

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AMIDST sprays of teargas and hot water, students and staff of polytechnics and Colleges of Education held their ground, protesting at the front of the National Assembly in Abuja on Tuesday.

Their grouse -that the Federal Government must bring an end to the many challenges facing these education sub-sectors which led to their protracted strikes. For Polytechnics especially, this is more than an issue of money or attention. One word runs through their every cry -disparity.

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