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...

Charting A Path For Nigerians In The Diaspora To Contribute To Educational Reform In Nigeria

Almost a decade into the 21st century, Nigeria has not found a sustainable solution to the myriad problems facing education in spite of the development dollars coming to it from various educational reform interest groups...

Global Economic Crisis: Impact on the Education Sector

Four interrelated global crises are mutually reinforcing each other: climate change, the energy crisis, the food crisis and the financial and economic crisis. But of these, the consequence of the global financial meltdown on the Nigerian educational system at all levels will be more devastating...

90 days in Alcatraz

Mrs. Adeniyi was the reason why at 10 years of age, I entered secondary school wearing a bra...

The Falling Standard

The present status of most public schools across the nation today does not show that these institutions were once well-respected citadels of learning and sources of glory to the nation...

Criticizing for a Purpose – Constructive Criticism

The education sector in most countries, including Nigeria, is typically under-funded or receives less funds and attention than it should, given that it is entrusted with producing those who will serve the nation...

My Four-Year Experience at the University of Ado Ekiti: A Diary

I want to reinstate the fact that there will always be a time to put campus life behind. I have emerged out of critical circumstances. And like Lenrie Peters puts it, i am leaving with boots full of pride...

A Reflection on Nigeria’s Vision 2020: Toward Building a Culture of Continuous Improvement

Nigeria celebrates its 48th birthday this month as a nation in search of an elusive identity in a global community. The nation also continues to struggle with the experimentation with self-governance, self-rule, democracy...

The Death of Human Capital

A candidate during the last presidential elections once campaigned for teachers to be the most highly-paid workers in the country. This might seem like a big joke for any dimwit that is ignorant of the indispensability of teachers...

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The African Hypocrites (2)

The problem of Africa is not a failure of the social, political and economic institutions. It is of the decadence in the souls of Africans. The African worshippers of foreign gods are soulless moronic opportunists…

Sex, AIDS & Bigmanism

Sex is a three letter word that acts like a wayward child. It is the art of copulation that was intended for committed married persons. It is one of the most abused creations of God in Nigeria. Almost everyone is having it...

Boko Haram, Human-gods, and Allah’s Will

I love Allah, he is a merciful God. I know you love Allah too, he is a God of peace. Allah will not ask you to go and destroy innocent lives...

Developing Nigeria’s Economy: The New Challenges Of Industry Policy-Making

Through industrialization, developing nations aspire to achieve higher economic growth, and to eventually attain developed nation status. Yet, it remains doubtful whether the approach of industrial policy-making in developing countries has indeed been successful in transforming their economies...

Memo to a Tinubu

Dear Mr Tinubu, there are many very-well placed people...

Will A Good Man in the Tinubu Epoch Please Stand Up?

There are very strong indicators that almost 90% of...

Is President Buhari mismanaging Nigeria?

It bears repeating that Nigeria’s continued existence will be...

Between Octopus Paul and Nigerian Juju men and Pastors

We can only tap into the positive aspects of psychic phenomena and occult practices by removing the stigmas that are attached to them and encouraging public scrutiny of claims...

Christian Women Dressing: Faith of our Mothers!

May we carefully observe to the shame of many of us today that these holy and faithful women of God had no hell or water spirits’ make-ups, weave-ons, perms, paintings etc; no exposures, see-through and or perforated attires and wears revealing contours...

Recurrent Expenditure and the Rest of Us

Although the budget is more of an expected revenue and expenditure within a given period of time, it mirrors how our resources are managed and the areas that the different arms and agencies of government spend our money. A critical look at the budget proposal and the appropriation bills passed over time shows a rise in the recurrent expenditure...