{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"NaijaEyes Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/ro","author_name":"Chimezirim Bassey","author_url":"https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/ro\/author\/c82ca347e96d9ac3\/","title":"Nigerian Professors Earn Far Less Than Their African Peers - NaijaEyes Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Npjhy8qPsH\"><a href=\"https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/ro\/nigerian-professors-earn-far-less\/\">Nigerian Professors Earn Far Less Than Their African Peers<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/ro\/nigerian-professors-earn-far-less\/embed\/#?secret=Npjhy8qPsH\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8222;Nigerian Professors Earn Far Less Than Their African Peers&#8221; &#8211; NaijaEyes Blog\" data-secret=\"Npjhy8qPsH\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Osodeke-1.png","thumbnail_width":650,"thumbnail_height":350,"description":"It\u2019s a troubling picture emerging from Nigeria\u2019s university lecture halls \u2014 despite years of study and years of service, full professors working in Nigerian tertiary institutions are earning wages that barely register on the continental scale. A recent comparative review has revealed that the average monthly pay for a professor in Nigeria hovers around US [&hellip;]"}