Education

Ijebu-Jesa Grammar School at 70!  (2)

According to Michael Afolayan, a US-based Professor of Education and Linguistics, what is happening in IJGS “is a systemic problem - the aphorism of...

Ijebu-Jesa Grammar School at 70! (1)

Paying tribute to a respected institution as it marks three scores and ten of sustained success and brand excellence shouldn't feel routine or simply...

School Na Scam?” No—Ignorance Is The Real Fraud!

The boy at the bus stop had a smartphone more expensive than the tuition of an average Nigerian university. He was not on his...

Educating Amaechi On Education Policies

On the construction of Model Primary Schools and Health Centres, how are we sure that Amaechi awarded contracts for the remaining ones, as he promised it would be done before the end of September 2010?

Doctored certificates: The undervalue of Education In Nigeria!

In Lagos, the issue of fake graduation degrees of various law-makers has suddenly popped up. With the passage of every day, the issue is expanding like a catastrophic tornado...

New varsities and dearth of academics

The reported continued depletion in the ranks of senior academics as PhD holders and professors in institutions of higher learning across Nigeria in recent times calls a pressing redress...

Filth in the Educational Sector

We are today confronted with the case of a naked public square which signals the gradual disappearance in just two generations of the religious or metaphysical principles that have sustained human and material civilization for over two millennia. This dangerous and painful turn is penetrating into our society today...

Filth in the Educational Sector

We are today confronted with the case of a naked public square which signals the gradual disappearance in just two generations of the religious or metaphysical principles that have sustained human and material civilization for over two millennia. This dangerous and painful turn is penetrating into our society today...

Before Government Forecloses the Education of Poor Nigerians

There is no free education anywhere in Nigeria. The only governments that provided free education in Nigeria were the Action Group and Unity Party of Nigeria administrations of the former Western Region during the First and Second Republics...

Nigeria Educational System: Adrift, Needs Urgent Attention

The problem with our educational system is that it is a product of the Nigerian system. We should look at it from the pervasive corruption in the land, erosion of our value system, lack of good governance, bad policy implementation and the over importance placed on certificates...

NESG Forges a Historic Dialogue on Education in Nigeria

Education as a human capital investment forms the foundations of a healthy society. It has been proved that investment in human capital has a direct correlation to economic growth and national development. Teachers will build the human capital development that will reposition Nigerian youths...

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Democracy, governance and credible elections (1)

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There are too many moments that make me wonder how, and why, the vast majority of Nigerians are still alive and trudging...

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Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu is dead! May...

Nigerian Dreams and Nightmares

I blame cable television and general misinformation for the rampant myth in Nigeria that all Americans are wealthy. That African American men all walk around in yards of clothing rapping to themselves about drugs, women and guns...

Any Deal between Jonathan, Ibori-Uduaghan!

When shall we stop murdering democracy? When shall the people who know nothing about how government works begin to leave it for those who understand it? Are the states controlled by the Republicans in the United States of America not enjoying democratic or democracy’s dividends because Obama, a Democrat, is in the White House?

That EFCC vs Joe Musa and others Court Saga: Questions Need Asking

Our civic hygiene will not be cleansed and respect for the rule of law will not be sustained until our judicial system are forced to respect others' time and abide by timetables just as ordinary citizens must...

Obasanjo’s Hubris, Buhari’s Dilemma

Buhari has reportedly told his Arewa brothers that his government will ensure that sharia gets the kind of recognition "it deserves" when he comes into power. The question is, how far will these recognition go and at what cost will it come?

A Compilation of BREXIT Opinions by some Nigerians in the UK

This is not an article, but an assortment of...