Education

It has long been recognised that the survival of the Nigerian state as a viable, progressive and democratic society will depend on the state or health of her educational systems…

It has long been recognised that the survival of the Nigerian state as a viable, progressive and democratic society will depend on the state or health of her educational systems…

Those individuals who believe that education is the key to improving the quality of life and the social class, have argued perpetually that the current system of education in Nigeria …

In his defense of the shortcomings of the article articulated by some critics, Sadiq raised three basic approaches to appreciating and perhaps solving the problems plaguing the system of education …

Since January 2007, I have had time to reflect on the issues raised in this article and the recommendations people have offered. Here are my thoughts…

Nigeria, like many other countries around the world, has, over the years, sought to improve its education system by introducing reforms and making projections based on the education needs of …

Teachers pimping students and or fellow teachers for financial and non-financial gains.  Teachers selling handouts and other documents to supplement their income…Sadly, these are some of the realities in our …

I once encountered a scenario where some fellow Nigerians where joining a Ghanaian to run down Nigerian’s way of speaking. They were busy praising the “Ghanaian English” pronunciation with its …

What is the goal of our education system? What values and national goal do we hope to achieve? What values do we also hope to inculcate in our youths through …

There must be logic to the reasons why we create and want universities. Universities are not made for everyone and that should be clear from the onset…

The raging questions for higher education technocrats’ have always been, who currently pays for higher education institutions? Who currently benefits from higher education? Who should pay for higher education in …

I didn’t like day schooling. And I wasn’t sure how things would turn out when the idea of a boarding school was broached…

I am very sad that I have been forced by some very horrifying reports coming out of our various university campuses to seriously regret my earlier support for post-JAMB tests…

A university remains a university no matter where it is located, even if it is in Enugwu-Ukwu or Ijebu Ode; its output should be evaluated against the outputs of other …

The federal government has played a limited role in education. The Constitution gave the state governments the authority and power to fund education and thus the primary responsibility of educating …

It is certain that Nigerians value school more than education. We forgot that education brings the information or knowledge but school only places the certificate. So, which one is better?