Nigeria’s future continues to shrink in the lost dreams of children living with learning disabilities

There is a well-loved meme on the internet whose immortal words “Are you not ashamed of yourself? are you not embarrassed? This is really embarrassing,” could elicit laughter from you regardless of the context it is used in. It is used in several ways as all memes usually are – to shame others, to make... Read More

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Child education, Disability, disability discrimination, Inclusion Education, Learning Disability

November 11, 2017

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The Thread: Here’s the single most important factor that can determine student success

During the course of the week, Governor el Rufai was in the news again for proposing to sack 22,000 primry school teachers who had failed the Kaduna state Competency Test. First there was a protest then the teachers filed a legal suit against the Governor. He retaliated by releasing some answer scripts to the court... Read More

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Child education, el rufai, nigeria, Oby Ezekwesili, Teacher quality, The Thread

November 10, 2017

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The Thread: Is this the real reason Nigerians are celebrating el-Rufai?

Yesterday, Twitter Nigeria was divided over El Rufai’s decision to sack 22,000 Primary School Teachers who had failed the Kaduna state Competency test. Half were in favour of retraining the teachers and the other half adamant that the teachers are completely useless. Why will you suggest training as a remedy? This is a matter of... Read More

Opinion

Child education, Demola Olarewaju, el rufai, Kaduna teachers, Mark Essien, nigeria, Politics, The Thread, trending topics

November 9, 2017

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The Thread: These are the test questions Kaduna primary school teachers failed | El Rufai releases scripts

Following the ruckus on Twitter over Gov El Rufai sacking 21,000 teachers who failed the Primary 4 competency test, the Kaduna Governor released some marked scripts on social media. It’s a good PR move by the Governor, asking the public to judge whether these teachers deserve their jobs. We must warn you, the answers are... Read More

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Child education, el rufai, Kaduna teachers, nigeria, Protests, The Thread

November 9, 2017

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“Why should our children sacrifice for teachers”? | 3 Takeaways from Joachim MacEbong’s article on El Rufai’s teacher crisis

Governor El Rufai is a controversial political figure by any standard. He caused a ruckus on Twitter during the Southern Kaduna crisis by arresting the driving force of the movement, Audu Maikori. This time around, it’s Kaduna Primary School teachers that El Rufai is up against. After most of them failed the competency test organised... Read More

Opinion

Child education, el rufai, kaduna, nigeria, opinion, Teachers

August 10, 2017

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Ayodeji Rotinwa: The brilliance of Orondaam Otto’s Slum School project

by Ayodeji Rotinwa In Nigeria, 10.5 million children are out of school. Those who live in slums are at greater risk of growing up uneducated. While one non-profit social development organization is working to solve the problem by taking education to their doorstep, the government shows little sign of following suit. In Makoko, in... Read More

Citizenship

ayodeji rotinwa, Child education, innovation, Investigative Report, Makoko, opinion, Orondaam Otto, Slum 2 School

June 16, 2017

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“Time has come for FG to limit number of children per family” – Afe Babalola

Chief Afe Babalola (SAN) has called on the Federal Government to create awareness on the need for families to limit the number of their children to two. He said this on Thursday while delivering the 2017 annual lecture series of the Faculty of Education, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife. He stated that China introduced a... Read More

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Nigeria’s future continues to shrink in the lost dreams of children living with learning disabilities

The Thread: Here’s the single most important factor that can determine student success

The Thread: Is this the real reason Nigerians are celebrating el-Rufai?

The Thread: These are the test questions Kaduna primary school teachers failed | El Rufai releases scripts

“Why should our children sacrifice for teachers”? | 3 Takeaways from Joachim MacEbong’s article on El Rufai’s teacher crisis

Ayodeji Rotinwa: The brilliance of Orondaam Otto’s Slum School project

“Time has come for FG to limit number of children per family” – Afe Babalola

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