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October 21, 2013

Every student must complete Primary 6: Lagos bans underage students from public schools

Lagos State government says no pupil will henceforth be eligible for admission into any secondary school in the state without completing primary six. The state commissioner for Education,…

October 17, 2013

Opinion: ASUU’s unyielding stance – A step taken too far?

by Clem Khena Ogbena Besides, the government has released N100 billion to cater for the infrastructural needs of the public universities, and yet ASUU has not considered it necessary to…

October 12, 2013

Opinion: Education for the total man – The Osun example

by Yomi Obaditan The pupils in the elementary schools are already enjoying free meals in each school day. The availability of these free meals have tripled the school enrolment in…

October 1, 2013

A rejoinder to Pa Ikhide’s piece, ‘ASUU is on strike. Who cares?’

by 'Lakunle Jaiyesinmi To allow the death of the public universities just like the public primary and secondary schools died after the death of NUT? Does he now work with…

October 1, 2013

Ikhide Ikheloa: ASUU is on strike again. Who cares?

by Ikhide Ikheloa If you think I am being harsh, ASUU is a body that works really hard to be disrespected. Read the message on the website from the president,…

September 30, 2013

Opinion: A tale of two political thieves

by Titilayo Daniel Nigerians were congratulated for the birth of the “saint”, APC. I kept wondering if the party stands devoid of the “Fani-Kayodes” of Aviation, the “El-Rufais” of FCT,…

September 29, 2013

Simon Kolawole: Nigeria is changing, but we know not

by Simon Kolawole But I still meet many Yoruba nationalists who continue to glory and gloat over “our advantage in education”. Ogbeni, the rest of Nigeria is catching up with…

September 26, 2013

Opinion: How open is the Open University of Nigeria?

by Tola Emmanuel By its establishing mandate, the National Open University of Nigeria should admit about 500,000 applicants, but at the moment it only has a student number of 120,000,…

September 15, 2013

Demola Rewaju: It’s time for ASUU to call off this strike

by Demola Rewaju Dr. Goodluck Jonathan as Nigeria’s first graduate president broke with tradition in his first budgetary allocation where education enjoyed a significant 26% of the national cake, higher…

September 14, 2013

It gets worse: Colleges of Education lecturers set to begin strike on Monday

Photo: Vanguard by Akan Ido The academic staff of the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) have threatened to stay off work for seven days starting from Monday. According…

September 11, 2013

BREAKING: Pres. Jonathan sacks education, foreign affairs ministers, and 7 others

President Goodluck Jonathan has reshuffled his cabinet, dropping nine ministers. The ministers affected are Ruqayat Rufai (Education); Zainab Kunchi (Power, [state]); Buka Tijani (Agriculture [state]), Shamsudeen Usman (National Planning; Ita Okon (Science…

September 11, 2013

Ife Adebayo: Security in Nigeria – Of powerless guns and gated communities (Y! Politico)

by Ife Adebayo In spite of the increase in guns, gated communities... insecurity continues to increase. This is because the solution to insecurity is not guns, nor is it gated…

September 2, 2013

Opinion: ASUU strike, a private university and its run-down structure

by Ifeanyi Uddin While we hope that at the heart of ASUU’s current strike action is an intent that leads down this path, it is sad that private universities unburdened…

September 1, 2013

Opinion: The National Assembly’s jamboree & Ezekwesili’s interjection

by Amanze Obi Oby’s jibe at the Presidency raised sufficient dust. The Jonathan government was so incensed that it even had to institute a probe into the activities of the…

August 31, 2013

ASUU strike: Renegotiate, 2009 agreement is not implementable – Farouk Lawan tells lecturers

by Adeola Balogun The negotiations between the ASUU and the Federal Government have reached a stalemate and neither party wants to change their stance on the matter. The situation has,…

August 25, 2013

Rivers crisis: Wike appears before PDP committee, gives condition for peace with Amaechi

by Akan Ido The Minister of State for Education, Nyesom Wike who is seen to be at the forefront of political opposition to Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi has given…

August 25, 2013

Tunde Fagbenle: APC manifesto – The hangman’s noose

by Tunde Fagbenle But going through what has been published of the APC manifesto one gets the idea of some people merely putting together a long list of the myriad…

August 24, 2013

Orji Uzor Kalu: No education, no future for Nigeria

by Orji Uzor Kalu A trip round the schools across the country shows massive decay and dilapidation. You can hardly find any of the schools in quality condition. What greets…

August 19, 2013

CLICK: Incubator Africa presents its education fellowship programs [DETAILS]

by Isi Esene Are you passionate about Education reform in Nigeria? Do you have great ideas on how the educational sector can be fixed? Do you just want to make…

August 18, 2013

Mina Ogbanga: ASUU strike – The more you look, the more you see (Y! FrontPage)

by Mina Ogbanga ...irrespective of who is right or who is wrong, it is most obvious that this continued strike will do the nation no good. I am an unrepentant…

August 18, 2013

I am optimistic the strike will end soon – ASUU president

by Isi Esene As universities lecturers continue their stay at home action awaiting an amicable resolution of the lingering dispute between their Union, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)…

August 17, 2013

Opinion: Abia’s tortuous journey to 22

by Ndukwe Ugbuaja The kidnapping menace that nearly crippled activities in the state is now a thing of the past. That is why the state has remained the most…

August 14, 2013

Ife Adebayo: Secondary education – Another important need for Nigerians (Y! Politico)

by Ife Adebayo Oil will not make Nigeria great, agriculture will not make Nigeria great, tourism will not make Nigeria great – Nigeria will only become great when we harness…

August 7, 2013

Japheth Omojuwa: When will the poor Nigerian matter? (Y! FrontPage)

by Japheth Omojuwa The biggest ethnic group in Nigeria is the Poverty group. The group defies religion and ethnicity. This group cuts across every region and language in Nigeria. The…

August 7, 2013

#ChildNotBride: Girl absconds from husband’s house after getting forced into early marriage

by Oge Okonkwo File photo A 17-year-old girl (name withheld), a native of Agaie local government, Niger State, has absconded from her husband's house for being forced into marriage and taken…

August 6, 2013

Opinion: From ASUU with love

by Habeeb Kolade Therefore I must say, that this sudden love that they have for students and their welfare can be likened to the friendship of the hunter and his…

August 6, 2013

OAU rated the best university in Nigeria, 8th in Africa

As a confirmation of its academic excellence and learning, the Obafemi Awolowo University, (OAU) Ile-Ife, Osun State has again been rated the first and the best university in Nigeria and…

August 5, 2013

Modupe Adefeso-Olateju: Much ado about low-fee private schools in Nigeria (Y! Policy Hub) – Part 2

by Modupe Adefeso-Olateju LFPS are without doubt serving the poor in Nigeria. The future of these schools however, is anyone’s guess. Nevertheless, it is useful to remember that education provision…

July 31, 2013

Ife Adebayo: Primary education – Another basic need for Nigerians (Y! Politico)

by Ife Adebayo We need to get our children into school, EVERY ONE OF THEM. And the time to do that is TODAY. We are already many years late. Today…