by Olusegun Adeniyi Tomorrow will mark the beginning of the fifth month that students of our public universities have been out of their campuses following the strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Yet I have not seen the same passion we devote to the politics of 2015 and the sundry scandals that... Read More
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 to reports, the Union is embarking on the seven-day warning strike to press on its demands to the federal government which it has for long ignored. According... Read More
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 communities… it is basically fulfilling all the items listed in my Nigeria’s hierarchy of needs. I was driving on the Ibadan-Ife Highway a few weeks... Read More
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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, however, taken a new turn as Hon. Farouk Lawan on Thursday reportedly said that the Federal Government was forced to sign the 2009 agreements with... Read More
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 specific conditions for peace to reign in the state. The minister who was speaking yesterday before the Performance Assessment Committee set up by the Felix Obuah... Read More
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 a difference but you lack the education knowledge or professional expertise to achieve your desired impact? Incubator Africa presents the YPP and YRP education fellowship... Read More
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 optimist but as days go by my pessimism over certain issues take the best of me. Yes, it’s the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)... Read More
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) and the federal government, its president, Nasir Fagge has expressed optimism that the strike will end soon. Fagge insists that the F needs to vote... Read More
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 our human resource potentials and they in turn maximise the possibilities that arise from their abilities. For my Y! Politico series I’ve been writing about... Read More
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 Nigerian conversation never runs out of options. There is always something attracting our attention as it should be. The unfortunate thing about the Nigerian conversation... Read More
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 in several countries is bifurcated and regardless of the quality of state schools, some will always opt for the private path to education. ‘Only a... Read More
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