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UKEAS brings over 25 UK Institutions to Nigeria & Ghana for 7th #UKEasy UK Education Fair + Online education fair

by Jewel Stephen Free participation, application processing, and Visa guidance. The Best of the UK, the Best of the World! That's the #UKEasy Advantage. Join UKEAS this September for the #UKEasy…

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ASUP on the warpath again – not happy with some polytechnic policies

by Godwin Akanfe The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has said that it is dissatisfied with the conduct in which some institutions, polytechnics, and monotechnics follow before the promotion of…

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Dipo Awojide: The way forward for public schools in Nigeria (Y! PolicyHub)

by Dipo Awojide The African Youth Charter suggests that “every young person shall have the right to education of good quality and the education of young people shall be directed…

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Nigerian universities will be ranked among top 500 – GEJ

by Laila Ibrahim  ‎President Goodluck Jonathan has assured Nigerians that subsequent governments after his administration will not have challenges in the power sector, as he was doing everything possible to…

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Abimbola Adelakun: The pornocracy of Shekau and Shekarau

by Abimbola Adelakun At first glance, Boko Haram’s “caliph”, Abubakar Shekau, and Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, share nothing in common. They ought not to. The former is…

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From Ikeja to Ile-Ife, we talk to students about why they are angry

by Adedayo Ademuwagun This year, there have been several student protests in the south-west concerning tuition, from Abeokuta to Ikeja to Ile-Ife. In Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile Ife, the…

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Opinion: We always knew WAEC mass failure would happen

by Usha Anenga After many years of witnessing a downward trend in student performance, the West African Examination Certificate (WAEC) results have hit an all time low as 70% Of…

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Atiku Abubakar: Nigeria is losing the battle against poverty

Atiku Abubakar   We have skilled people and nowhere to employ them! This is a travesty... In honour of the United Nations International Day for the Eradication of Poverty last…

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Gain 12-months UK work experience while studying Sheffield Hallam University’s MBA

by Isi Esene   The Sheffield Hallam MBA is designed to help you meet your individual career goals. Whether you're aspiring to be a senior manager or an entrepreneur, our…

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Obafemi Awolowo University launches the first e-learning degree programmes in Nigeria

by Akintomiwa Agbaje   Prof. Bamitale Omole (Vice Chancellor Obafemi Awolowo University Ile Ife) and Mr. Foluso Falaye (CBCemea Ltd)   Obafemi Awolowo University’s Centre for Distance Learning recently introduced…

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You want a quality education? Well, you have to pay for it

by Adedayo Ademuwagun   Ifenwa Ogba is a student in a federal university in Nigeria, and she pays N15,000 ($92) for tuition per year. Most students in Howard University, Washington…

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Emmanuel Chidiogo: Why you should not go to school (30 Days, 30 Voices)

by Emmanuel Chidiogo     ''In this day and age, it’s what you do with your knowledge that stands out; not the certificates you accumulate and hang on your wall.''…

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Steve Oliyide: Education is suffering in Ogun state

by Steve Oliyide If late Chiefs Obafemi Awolowo and  Bisi Onabanjo were to be alive, definitely it is not likely they would have reduced the concept of 'free education' to…

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Opinion: Can Shekarau transform Nigeria’s education for global competitiveness?

by Will Eru First, Shekarau can be described as an ardent public servant who possesses many years of experience in the education sector in Kano State.  President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday,…

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Opinion: NOUN – The future of quality and accessible learning

by Umar Bashir Ali   At the National Open University, the facilitators, counselors, and staffs are so friendly and down to earth that you have that feeling that you do not…

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Get your degree! Obafemi Awolowo University is accepting applications into its e-learning program #OAUeLearning [DETAILS]

by Akintomiwa Agbaje Have you been seeking admission to the university year-in year-out without luck? Do you desire to further your education but cannot because of your demanding job? Are…

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Abimbola Adelakun: LASU – Fashola’s unwinnable war

by Abimbola Adelakun   One is that the LASU fee hike is economically justified. The stark reality is that tertiary education, worldwide, is by no means cheap.  Students of the…

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Atiku Abubakar: Sewing Nigeria back together

by Atiku Abubakar  Together Nigerians must recognise the underlying problems that have ushered in Nigeria’s current problems, and develop sustainable solutions to reverse the downward trends of apathy, insecurity, unemployment…

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Opinion: On the N250,000 LASU fees brouhaha (A rejoinder)

by Afolabi Legunsen Supporting these crazy unending hikes, without asking for the necessary structure to be put in place is quite insensitive and anti-people as a friend put it. Permit…

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7 reasons why it’s okay NOT to go back to school

by Isabel Garcia   Everyone tells you it’s never too late to go back to school, but no one ever tells you that sometimes it’s too soon to go back.…

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Africa’s taking shape! Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, Japheth Omojuwa & Lala Akindoju cover Y! Africa Special on SHAPE Africa (PHOTOS)

by Akintomiwa Agbaje As Nigeria hosts the 25th World Economic Forum on Africa, on 7 – 9 May, 2014 Y! Africa has partnered with the Global Shapers Hub in Abuja…

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Opinion: An open letter to Governor Idris Wada of Kogi

by Ibrahim Husseini As a result of your administration’s attitude towards education, Kogi now ranks as one of the top investment destination for private school operators with ill-equipped private schools…

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7 common mistakes young professionals make

by Valencia Higuera Retirement isn’t right around the corner, but this doesn’t mean that young professionals should put off planning until their 30s. The earlier they start saving, the better off…

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11 things I wish I’d known about partying when I was younger

by Anna Breslaw You hear approximately 7 zillion ways to “avoid hangovers,” and this is one of the most-believed ones, undoubtedly made up by a dude who likes rhyming and…

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Opinion: Timaya is right, education is not meant for everyone

by Kehinde Ajose Now let’s come back to Timaya…if his music aptitude has been nurtured right from his childhood, let’s say his parents enrolled him in a music school instead…

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3 things your mom NEVER told you about love

by Mumbai Mirror Distractions come easy, so the fatigue of resolving problems seems so cumbersome that to exit and start something new and thrilling has its own sense of excitement,…

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Opinion: An open letter to the Jonatithes

by Ose Oyamendan-Eimakhu By the way, I hope you like the way I addressed you. It was a tough thing to coin. I have no clue how to address you.…

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Demola Rewaju: In LASU, the chickens have come home to roost

by Demola Rewaju Despite its Awoist pretensions, the AD/AC/ACN/APC governments in Lagos have made no secret of their desire to commercialise education as much as possible as far as the…

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Perry Brimah: $20 Billion stolen, now we all cannot buy shoes #OccupyNigeria

by Peregrino Brimah With $20 billion stolen, Nigeria could have purchased 40,000 Armored Personnel Carriers, APC’s to successfully finally decimate Boko Haram and be prepared for any future battles within…

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Opinion: How Nigeria’s MINT dream can become reality

by Uzoma Elenwoke If Nigeria gets our economy right, underdevelopment, corruption and political unrest will be a thing of the past. The society will absolve and deal with them. I…

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