In a piece by Ganiu Bamgbose, PhD, the argument that some university courses in Nigeria have become irrelevant and should be discontinued or discouraged is described as a misdiagnosis of the challenges facing higher education. The article notes that such arguments are often driven by changing labour market demands, the growing influence of technology, graduate unemployment and the perception that some disciplines offer little economic promise. It states that the problem may not lie in the course of study but in the conditions under which it is taught, the resources available for its delivery and how well its content responds to contemporary realities. It adds that virtually no academic discipline cannot contribute meaningfully to societal development when properly conceptualised and adequately supported.
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