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...

Teacher, I see you

When the Nigerian notorious robber Oyenusi was going to be executed on the bar beach, as his last wish, he asked for his mother....

Education Disaster as Illiterate Graduates are Reported by NYSC

Nigeria education has once again suffered a bad blow as the NYSC has just reported the presence of illiterate graduates on its roll.  Three...

Disaster as Nigeria’s Exam Malpractice Goes Digital

This is not just an alarm.  It is real and it deserves immediate attention, if we fully understand the importance of good education for...

Nigerian Schools: When Did Our Daughters Become Sex Dolls?

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...

Can I Get an Amen from the Accountants in the House: Keeping it Simple with Education

One of the degrees I have been fortunate to get is in the field of Accounting. The rules in accounting allow me to distill...

Of Nigerian Youths, Science and Creativity

Nigeria needs perhaps a massive youth project to fight a war against poverty and disease. But the youths must also have plans for the...

The Importance of Functional Education

The importance of functional education to national life cannot be over stated, education makes us think rationally amongst several other benefits. According to reports, LAUTECH,...

Of Fulbright, Full Truths and Being Brightly You

Fulbright is many, many things wrapped up in one. Like a Christmas hamper. But unlike a Christmas hamper, the package of Fulbright is not...

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The Joke Is On Us

At last, a man in possession of strong moral capital has come to the throne and Nigeria is about to rise and shine...

Oodua Republic: To Be Or Not To Be?

Fellow brothers and sisters, it's very important for us to understand that Nigeria is a 'trap' that was set up by the British in order to make us independent and hold back our economic and cultural development...

Ode To A Nation’s Neglected Economy

If there was anytime that Nigeria was truly good or great, it was in the vainglorious 70s, sometimes snidely referred to as the ‘oil-boom’ years. Those who experienced it describe it in superlatives and in platitudinous terms...

Lest We Tar the CBN With Emefiele’s Brush

Recent developments in the country’s economic sector have become...

Africa needs a new “Berlin Conference”

A cursory look at the map of Africa will reveal a continent broken up into weak nation-states that can barely sustain themselves. In reality, very few African countries are actually viable by themselves without a measure of foreign aid and consequently intervention...

Security in Nigeria: Matters Arising

We must take a closer look at the security system and ask some tough questions. In this article the focus is on five major security agencies in the country, namely the Nigerian Police; the State Security Service(SSS); the National Intelligence Agency (NIA); the Defence Intelligence Agency(DIA); and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

A Mother’s Christmas Present

I do not discuss my family because along the years, I have had to determine who is in and who stays out. I come from one of those families with countless children and a string of wives that surprise is a tool when a particular woman escaped the bedspread of the child making factory room...

Unknown Soldier: The Inglorious Generals

The sting in the comments by erstwhile British Prime...

Inaugural Speech of President Muhammadu Buhari

May 29, 2015 Press Release Inaugural speech by His...

Evil Agenda: The Third Term Plot

Nigeria is a very dangerous place, and we are a dangerous people. The same categories of people that are campaigning for the continuation of the Obasanjo administration are the same ‘yes men’ of yesterday. They were the first propagators of the five leprous hands that turned Nigeria to a banana state...