Lilian Salami

“A typical African man is the man who must be the head, and must be heard. But we are beginning to shift a little, as women executives are getting the rightful positions and the right respect that they deserve, as much as such respect should also be given to the men.”

“The student-to-lecturer ratio must also improve. There are lecturers who teach up to 6,000 students in a class, and they have to mark the scripts manually, but they are not paid commensurate to the hard work that they put in.”

“Many say that the standard of education (in the country) has fallen but we would soon find out that has not really been so. In spite of all the challenges, it is still the educational system that produced the manpower that is driving this country.”

“Things have changed and everything is getting dynamic– our society and institutions are dynamic. We are now in the digital age and things have taken a different dimension.”

“I think for anyone who gets into a position, not only does one want to fill the shoes of those who have done well in that post, one also wants to surpass their achievements.”

“I think for everyone who has risen to the rank of professor in a university, it is not always about whether one dreams or not, it’s always there that one day, one would want to get to the apex of one’s career, which, of course, is becoming the vice chancellor of the University of Benin.”

“I think yes, we may have challenges in certain areas and we are not quite there with technology yet but this is a digital era and I don’t think we are doing badly. We can only do better than we’re doing right now.”

“Food security and healthy living is the ability of every citizen to have regular access to enough food to meet his or her nutritional requirements for a healthy, active and reproductive life.”

“Food accessibility continues to be a challenge and nutrition a major contributor to health prospects and choices.”

“The University of Benin is taking a yearning and amiable look. The reasons for this is that we have been synergising with our Alumni that have been very generous to us.”

“It is still the educational system that produced the manpower that is driving this5 country.”

“Things have changed and everything is getting dynamic our society and institutions are dynamic. We are now in the digital age and things have taken a different dimension. For me, it’s not a race. It’s about being relevant in one’s time and putting in one’s best.”

“To succeed in life, Be who you are at all times and let people know who you are.”

“Good funding can redress dilapidated equipment, and other infrastructure, improved remuneration to motivate teachers and attract global scholars. Speech at Tertiary Education summit”