Education

When the history of Osun State is written for posterity, one of the critical areas of intervention where Governor Gboyega Oyetola’s name will be written in gold is education. While …

Now, let’s face it: there can only be one reason why the industrial action embarked upon by the teachers of Nigeria’s public universities since February 14 has been allowed to …

Events in Nigeria end up unfolding at so dizzying a pace that oftentimes it gets hazy to recount them. Like in these pre-electioneering times, when they appear in a perpetual …

The 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) left much to be desired as some centres could NOT sit for the examination while …

I have always had this lingering suspicion that apart from representing the deep-seated contempt that has come to define government’s attitude to the   welfare of public sector workers, its shoddy, …

My studies at Great Ife under Prof Wole Soyinka got off on a beery note. I was with my classmates in Soyinka’s house for practical lessons on television production when …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …