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YNaija April 23, 2025

DJ Cuppy Advocates For Quality Education For Children at The United Nations.

The International Day of Peace Youth Event at the United Nations in New York was graced by Nigerian artiste Florence Ifeoluwa Otedola, popularly known as DJ Cuppy. The philanthropist and…

YNaija May 29, 2023

Fuel Subsidy is Gone – President Bola Tinubu

In his inaugural speech as president on Monday, President Bola Tinubu made a significant announcement, stating that the era of petrol subsidies in Nigeria has come to an end. Highlighting…

YNaija January 7, 2023

Stay and rebuild Nigeria – Oyedepo cautions Nigerian youths against japa

Bishop David Oyedepo has issued a warning to young people to avoid the 'Japa' syndrome (leaving Nigeria for greener pastures). Winners Chapel pastor and founder of Living Faith Church talked…

Sponsor March 10, 2022

Award-winning student, Temilade Salami set to co-host Chevening-focused webinar for intending applicants

On March 4, 2022, Temilade Salami emerged one of three students of the University of Sussex who each won the COP Climate Leader Prizes worth £3,000 in recognition of their…

Ayọ̀délé Ìbíyẹmí November 7, 2020

It appears difficult but this perennial ASUU ‘strike festival’ can be stopped

In what has now become almost an annual ritual, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) embarked on an industrial action which has now lasted about 8 months. With no…

Edwin Okolo October 22, 2019

According to NMAC, 1 in 4 Nigerians are illiterate

65 million Nigerians that cannot read or write. That's the number that Prof. Abba Haladu, the Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Mass literacy, Adult and Non-formal education (NMAC)…

Sponsor January 22, 2019

Why we must ‘Theme’ Up with Sanwo-Olu to revive Lagos

Every Nigerian citizen deserves access to basic amenities that make life worth living and the good people of Lagos are no exception. Successive administrations in the state since 1999 have…

tosin adesina January 11, 2019

ASUU’s strike is a reminder education means nothing to the Buhari administration

That an administration with a Professor of Law and Senior Advocate of Nigeria will treat education with such disdain means educational qualification and titles are somehow overrated for effective delivery…

Sponsor September 25, 2018

Options Education Agency holds free workshop for those interested in studying in Australia

Do you want to study in Australia? Then you should attend the Annual Australian Education Fair, organised by Options Education Agency to meet with representatives from a number of Australian Universities…

tosin adesina September 23, 2018

Governor El-Rufai is setting the pace on girl-child education

The Governor of Kaduna, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has set a new pace with his recent declaration of free education for girls in all state-owned secondary schools. According to him, this…

tosin adesina September 8, 2018

Dear Rotimi Amaechi, Nigeria does not need a University of Transportation

At a time the Nigerian tertiary education sector is in shambles and mired in a quagmire, the Federal government is set to embark on another wild goose chase which will…

tosin adesina August 12, 2018

The police interim report on NASS invasion is a true reflection of Nigeria’s rotten education sector

The state of Nigeria’s education sector has formed discourse at many fora with many calling on government to salvage our failing educational system. However, the government has chosen instead to…

tosin adesina July 13, 2018

The Purple Girl Foundation seeks to provide support for girl child education in Nigeria

The golden age of fifty is seen by many as a time to wine, dine and make merry, but for Mrs. Mary Akpobome wife of ace comedian Alibaba Akpobome, it’s…

Editor June 23, 2018

Buying a coffin for Nigeria’s education: #400 Recharge card per course

by ‘Lakunle Jaiyesimi “For any exam solution!! Always visit . Physics = #400 MTN Card, Commerce = #400 MTN Card, Animal Husbandry = #400 MTN Card, Agric Science = #400…

tosin adesina April 8, 2018

[The Injustice Blog] Zamfara28: The federal government should not be worried

Education is the fastest way of illuminating the darkness surrounding an environment or a group of people. Western education has speed up the rate of development since It came to…

tosin adesina April 8, 2018

Akeredolu wants to start taxing poor pregnant women in Ondo state

Its now over a year that the administration of Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu SAN was inaugurated in Ondo state. The administration which came to power with a myriad of promises and…

tosin adesina March 28, 2018

UI just increased medical student fees on its unsuspecting students

When Mr Bill Gates was in Nigeria last week at the expanded National Executive Council Meeting of the federal government, one of the statements he made that is still dominating…

tosin adesina March 2, 2018

[The Injustice Blog] Akeredolu and his 17th Century classrooms

The best way to keep memory alive is through pictures, in the same vein the best way to pass a message without a pen and paper is through pictures.Every 21st…

Sponsor February 21, 2018

Interswitch in Supporting STEM Education in Nigeria, Introduces SPAK Initiative to Groom Interest in STEM subjects

The Quality of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Education in Nigeria is on a steady decline and the causes are not farfetched; poverty, minimal or no investments in the…

tosin adesina February 2, 2018

[The Activism Blog] DJ Cuppy has a deep love for education and she can’t hide it

Anytime the name DJ Cuppy is mentioned, her career in music and her billionaire father are the first two things people reference about her. Florence Ifeoluwa Otedola has made a…

Usman Alabi January 22, 2018

[YNaija2019] 16 simple answers to all your PVC questions

Here are answers to some common questions about the Permanent Voters Card (PVC). Where can a person register to become a voter? The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) designated centre…

tosin adesina January 12, 2018

[The Injustice Blog] Only 186 students wrote NECO in all of Zamfara last year, and no one seems worried about this

Cultural, religious and political forces have ensured that Northern Nigeria has trailed the rest of the country in matters of education and innovation. Successive military and civilian governments have made…

Ibeleogute Ibodeng January 11, 2018

Opinion: If we will achieve sustainable development this year, then we have to make education a top priority

I have heard people lament about how education is boring, strenuous and less useful to the current realities of the times. What I find erroneous in this conclusion is the manner at…

tosin adesina December 29, 2017

[The Injustice Blog] The last thing any Northern state needs right now is another attack on education

The Nigerian North has suffered from decades of institutionalized illiteracy, fostered by religious practice and cultural alienation. Even though the region has received the sustained attention of successive governments at…

Ezinne December 14, 2017

The Thread: How Nigerian states got their names

Today, we bring you a history lesson by the irrepressible @Ikechukwu, our lecturer. We are aware that History was struck from the nation's educational curriculum so you might be lacking…

Tolu December 13, 2017

“Winners of The Future Awards Africa Prize for Education will now be awarded scholarships of up to £5,000” – Adam Tickell, VC University of Sussex

Guests at 12th edition of The Future Awards Africa (TFAA) watched as two young men, Oluyemi Oluwaseun Imole and Akanji Abayomi Gideon picked up their TFAA Prize for Education for…

Editor November 8, 2017

YNaija Editorial: The proposed 2018 budget reiterates just how out of touch our government is

After what has seemed like a year teetering on the edge of uncertainty, President Buhari has beaten an undisclosed illness that kept him out of the country for 100 days…

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