By Ogochukwu Umeadi —– It was the first few days of December, 2015 and the weather was still too chilly with the early signs of Harmattan. I got an SMS…
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Education
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1. The Road to the Today Humanity has made progress, since the dawn of time. We started our aspiration to the heights, on that morning of creation; immediately we escaped…
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According to the most recent ranking of universities by Webometrics, no Nigerian university is in the top 1,000 globally and amongst the first 10 in Africa. The highest ranked Nigerian…
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The banning of religious clothing and symbols in public schools is an ongoing and contentious issue in education, that has generated a great deal of national controversy. The Islamic headscarf,…
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In all relevant discussions regarding the development or underdevelopment of education in Edo state, three names and three epochs will get some honourable or dishonourable mention. The first epoch will…
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I’m a proud Ìbàdàn man; I have a village and an “agbo’le” in the heart of Ìbàdàn, and my late father holds a chieftaincy title from the great city of…
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The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is the gateway for students hoping to study at any higher institution in Nigeria. Since inception, the board has evolved and triumphantly surpasses…
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This piece arose from a conversation we had that dragged on and on. We have a combined experience of and exposure to university education in Nigeria and an active interest,…
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When the Nigerian notorious robber Oyenusi was going to be executed on the bar beach, as his last wish, he asked for his mother. When his mother was brought to…
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Nigeria education has once again suffered a bad blow as the NYSC has just reported the presence of illiterate graduates on its roll. Three Corpers serving in Abuja, Lagos and…
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This is not just an alarm. It is real and it deserves immediate attention, if we fully understand the importance of good education for the Nigerian children. While it may…
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Akindele, a Professor at the department of Management and Accounting at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife and Evangelist at Ife Diocese Anglican Church had since last two weeks reduced himself…
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One of the degrees I have been fortunate to get is in the field of Accounting. The rules in accounting allow me to distill data down to the basics –…
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Nigeria needs perhaps a massive youth project to fight a war against poverty and disease. But the youths must also have plans for the elders they are supposed to succeed.…