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 I’ll be continuing the series on the hierarchy of needs for Nigerians. I wrote initially that the most basic of needs for Nigerians to survive... Read More

#ChildNotBride, education, Electricity, employment, Epe, Food, healthcare, Ife Adebayo, lagos, national assembly, nigeria, Primary education, roads, shelter, slum2school, UNESCO, Y! Politico

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Opinion: How education can strengthen our democracy

by Lanre Olagunju True democracy stands for freedom from oppression and subjection. But freedom comes with a price; even the Holy Bible agrees that the price for freedom is knowledge. There is a major link between education and its influence on democracy, and that link becomes easier to identify when we essentially bring to mind... Read More

citizen, democracy, education, Federal Government, ignorance, Lanre Olagunju, popularity, Thomas Jefferson

July 29, 2013

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Tobiloba Adesokan: My shattered American Dream – Confessions of a 16-year-old (30 Days, 30 Voices)

by Tobiloba Adesokan I was never at the top of my class in my high school, but I made up my mind that my time in university would be worth it. When I left, they would remember my name. Not only as the valedictorian of the class, but as the girl who had amazing leadership... Read More

.US, America, American Christian Academy, dreams, education, Ibadan, Leadership, School, Tobiloba Adesokan, University

July 16, 2013

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“Change starts now”: Otto Orondaam speaks on The Future Awards Africa (WATCH)

“We have everything it takes to bring change to our continent” Otto Orondaam, the Winner of the 2012 edition of The Future Awards in the category Innovation of the Year – Education, speaks on his project in the video below. “I started the Slum2School project in 2012 which is an intervention to help disadvantaged kids from... Read More

education, Otto Orandaam, slum2school, TFA, TFAA, The Future Awards, The Future Awards Africa

July 16, 2013

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Mofolusade Sonaike: Reach out and touch someone – A call for help (30 Days, 30 Voices)

by Mofolusade Sonaike The simplest acts of Kindness are by far more powerful than a thousand heads bowing in prayer. I got to church a bit late today. One of the girls in my class, Jane* (name changed) said to me, aunty please I need to speak with you after class. Another girl was there... Read More

Account, advice, Church, counselling, education, entrepreneur, father, Love, Mofolusade Sonaike, mother, poverty, relationship, School, story

July 9, 2013

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For the kids killed in Yobe – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze Reacting to shocked looks and queries by some of the passengers in the moving bus he had just jumped into, Chibuike Ibe, 9, simply said, “Even my junior brother dey sell for Cele,” then proceeded to hawk his wares. The time was almost 10 pm, a time he should have been in school.... Read More

AFCON, boko haram, Cele, Cheta Nwanze, education, hell, Ibrahim Ali, Justice Oyewole, nigeria, School, Sule Lamido, yobe

July 8, 2013

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Okechukwu Ofili: Stop writing names of noisemakers

by Okechukwu Ofili We have to break the myth that a well-behaved child with good grades is the ideal leader! I got beaten quite a lot in primary school. It was not for punching a girl, or for stealing a class mate’s lunch, or for sleeping during lectures (although I was guilty of that a... Read More

education, Fela Anukulapo-Kuti, Gani Fawehinmi, noisemakers, Okechukwu Ofili, pat utomi, School

July 8, 2013

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Henry Boyo: The man ‘Fashola’ by Babatunde Fashola

by Henry Boyo “I funded my 40th birthday by myself; I am not quite sure I can do the same now, even as a governor, I am not even sure that I want to spend that kind of money on a party, as if we can’t eat small rice and chicken in the house…” In... Read More

birthday, celebration, chief of staff, education, football, funding, Governor, lagos, nigeria, public servant, tax payers, Tennis

July 8, 2013

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

by Modupe Adefeso-Olateju Not all unapproved schools are wholly illegal entities. Some are simply embroiled in the lengthy process of applying for state approval. I recently visited an educational establishment in Lagos to conduct some research. For ease of comprehension, I shall refer to this establishment as a school. I wanted to understand why parents... Read More

Abia, education, Ekiti, enugu, low-fee private, Modupe Adefeso-Olateju, Ogun, schools, Sokoto, Y! Policy Hub

July 7, 2013

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Opinion: The ASUU strike and its effect on Nigerian students

by Dapo Egunjobi There are other factors; the instability in electricity that adversely affects teaching, clinical trials and laboratory researches, inappropriate funding of the educational sector by the government… Before I got to the University, I never really knew much about strike actions. I do hear about it but showed little concern probably because I finished... Read More

Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Dapo Egunjobi, education, FG, School, strike, students, universities

July 2, 2013

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Opinion: ASUU strikes again, what else is new?

by Frank Onuoha Despite all these agreements the status quo persists. Every year ASUU will go on strike and the federal government will call for “dialogue”. The end product is yet another agreement, the strike is called off only to resume next year. What else is new? On Monday 1, July 2013 ASUU embarked on an... Read More

ASUU, Dr Isa Faggae, education, Frank Onuoha, government, indefinite strike, lecturers, opinion, strike

June 20, 2013

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Ife Adebayo: Quality and affordable healthcare – Another basic need for Nigerians (Y! Politico)

by Ife Adebayo We need to move from the era of doctors treating patients like beggars to an era where healthcare is an industry that caters to the needs of the patients and an industry that makes enough money to pay staff… In my last Y! Politico article titled ‘Food is what Nigerians really need’... Read More

education, Electricity, employment, Food, healthcare, Ife Adebayo, nhis, roads, shelter, Y! Politico

June 20, 2013

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Cold war: Amaechi shuns Patience Jonathan’s Port Harcourt event

Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, and his wife, Judith, on Wednesday shunned the inauguration of the South-South Zonal Secretariat of the Women for Change and Development Initiative by the wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience. Apart from the governor and his wife, other top officials of the Rivers State government also boycotted the occasion which... Read More

aviation, education, Goodluck Jonathan, NGF, nigeria, Patience Jonathan, Rotimi Amaechi, water resources

June 14, 2013

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Femi Longe: Re-imagining Information Technology education in Nigerian universities (Y! Policy Hub)

by Femi Longe Except for personal interest, graduating in computer science from a Nigerian university prepares you more for further academic study than for application of the concepts learnt in the workplace. There are 99 universities in Nigeria running a Bachelor’s degree programme in information technology with more than 95% running a Computer Science BSc.... Read More

Computer Science, education, Femi Longe, Information Technology, knowledge, Nigerian, scalability, skill, theory, universities, Y! Policy Hub

June 12, 2013

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Japheth Omojuwa: Education in Nigeria and the zombie generation (Y! FrontPage)

by Japheth Omojuwa How can you change a nation if all your life you were taught to “do as you are told”? The Nigerian educational system has failed and it is currently failing. Virtually everyone agrees with this. Sadly though, when government more often than not looks to fix the system, they throw more money... Read More

‘Zombie’, education, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, generation, japheth omojuwa, Jobs, nigeria, Y! Frontpage

June 10, 2013

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Why I want to get bigger breasts… – Rap artiste, CoCoIce reveals

by Akan Ido Rap star, CoCoIce, also known as Sarah Mojisola Sowole is an artiste rapidly moving up in the music industry. The ‘It’s me’ crooner spoke recently with the Nigerian Tribune talking about her life and music. Read excerpts of the interview below: Foray into music. I have always liked to listen to music... Read More

breast enlargement, CoCoIce, education, Music, rap, surgery, Tattoo, UNILAG

June 10, 2013

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Modupe Adefeso-Olateju: In the beginning was the philosophy of education – Part 4 (Y! Policy Hub)

by Modupe Adefeso-Olateju Looking ahead: expedient next steps In the three previous articles in this series, the history, features and context of the Nigerian philosophy of education were re-examined. Whilst the depth of thought that generated the philosophy is commendable, the growing realisation is that of the need to systematically and deliberately re-align it such... Read More

agriculture, education, government, Health, Modupe Adefeso-Olateju, natural resources, nigeria, philosophy, Y! Policy Hub

June 4, 2013

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Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: Osun students have one less excuse to fail (Y! FrontPage)

by Iyinoluwa Aboyeji Opon Imo might become a great medium for the students of Osun State to learn their arithmetic and physics from the best teachers, say a Nigerian Salman Khan, instead of having to settle for the incompetent, half hearted teaching… Despite all the disappointing political news from last week, I have to say... Read More

education, learning, Mathematics, Opomn Imo, Osun State, RAUF AREGBESOLA, Salman Khan, tablet, teaching

June 1, 2013

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Learning new tricks: Meet the 78-year-old woman who just gained admission into primary school (PHOTOS)

A 78-year-old widowed grandmother has started primary school so she can begin to make the most of her passion for politics. Mariana Ong’ango Ololo turned up unannounced for class at Obambo Primary School in Yenga village, south-west Kenya last month, wearing full uniform and accompanied by her 56-year-old son George. A week later, once staff... Read More

education, Kenya, Mariana Ong'ango Ololo, Politics, primary school

May 20, 2013

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For the Records: The Obiageli Ezekwesili Unity College Plan

Dr. Obiageli ‘Oby’ Ezekwesili, Nigeria’s former Minister of Education, and former World Bank Vice President was pushed forward a number of laudable initiatives while serving in the former President Olusegun Obasanjo administration. The Unity College Private Public Partnership Initiative Programme was one of the projects she vigorously pursued in the administration and whose merits can not be... Read More

Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili, education, framework, innovation, Kings College, olusegun obasanjo, Queens College, The Unity College PPP Initiative

May 20, 2013

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“How many ppl hv reported their siblings or cousins dat hv househelps to d police?” – Top 10 tweets on the challenge of #ChildAbuse

by Akan Ido The practise of employing underage children, especially females, to function as housemaids in urban areas far away from their families and loved ones has been roundly condemned with many seeing no justification for it. Others, however, are of the opinion that taking underage children away from their mostly poor parents may be the... Read More

child abuse, education, Gidi Traffic, house maid, salary, underage

May 14, 2013

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Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: We need to change the way we teach (Y! Frontpage)

by Iyinoluwa Aboyeji The world often tends to follow a power law distribution or what is more popularly called the 80-20 rule or the Pareto principle. This phenomenon of power law distribution has proven itself in the growth of Internet users, investment returns and even corporate sale. However, one area where it will be interesting... Read More

education, iyinoluwa aboyeji, Teachers, universities, Y! Frontpage, YNaija Frontpage

May 6, 2013

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Modupe Adefeso-Olateju: In the beginning was the philosophy of education – Part 3 (Y! Policy Hub)

by Modupe Adefeso-Olateju In Nigeria however, continued tacit resistance of several state governments to recognising private education providers as bona fide partners in providing access to basic education can be observed. Critical issues In examining the Nigerian philosophy of education as determined at the 1969 Curriculum Conference, a number of critical thoughts arise, a few... Read More

education, government, Modupe Adefeso-Olateju, nigeria, philosophy, Y! Policy Hub

April 30, 2013

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Opinion: UTME – Nigerian children need access to post-secondary education

by Adedamola Adejobi It is evident going by the number of people that will be unable to get admission into tertiary institution that we need more tertiary institutions to give more access to Nigerian students. This year on the 27th of April, 2013, over 1.8million students sat for Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted by... Read More

Adedamola Adejobi, education, ertiary, post-secondary, UTME

April 26, 2013

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Opinion: Education in Nigeria – The Northern (dis)advantage

by Femi Owolabi In Nigeria, I think we see more scholastic achievements in the study of Islamic religion than any other. I beg to say that the problem is perhaps rooted in their cultures. There are non-Muslim northerners who are equally lacking in basic education. Till date, the lack of basic literacy skills in the... Read More

adamawa, education, femi owolabi, JAMB, nigeria, north, Sokoto, Zamfara

April 16, 2013

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Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: The Nigerian Education sector needs a total overhaul ( Y! FrontPage)

The effect of this problem is showing in the quality of our graduates and employment opportunities available to them and Nigerians who are very good at finding patch work solutions to pressing problems are already beginning to vote with their feet. For the last few weeks, I have been spending a lot of time trying... Read More

Beni American University, Dr Anderson Uvie-Emegbo, education, GAPS Academy, Gossy Uwanoke, iyinoluwa aboyeji, Y! Frontpage

April 13, 2013

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Temie Giwa: 2015 – Who will bell the legislators? (Y! FrontPage)

In order to get 2015 right, a shift in perspective is required for us to slightly move away from our historical obsession with the Executive branch of government, and towards the people’s representative. Nigeria is behind. The signs and indicators that Nigeria is behind and that we have all failed each other are endless. Unfortunately,... Read More

2015, education, Executive, Legislators, nigeria, Politics, senate, Temie Giwa, Y! Frontpage

April 10, 2013

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Analysis: Why our schools might not get better anytime soon

by Mark Amaza It is about time we came to the realization that the Nigerian government cannot provide free, quality education for all its citizens. The amount of funds needed to do that is not just available, even barring corruption. In the past one year, the tertiary education sector in Nigeria has witnessed a number... Read More

education, Ghana, government, Gumel, Jigawa State College of Education, Keffi, Nassarawa State University, Nigerian, University of Abuja

April 4, 2013

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Opinion: The end of NECO and JAMB exams – It’s not all rosy

by Ogunyemi Bukola NECO has not outlived its usefulness; it never had any in the first place. Apparently the Federal Government has concluded arrangements to scrap and merge some agencies and parastatals in line with the recommendations of the Stephen Oronsaye-led Presidential Committee on the Rationalisation and Restructuring of Federal Government Parastatals, Commissions and Agencies.... Read More

education, future, JAMB, neco, Ogunyemi Bukola

April 2, 2013

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Opinion: Where are the thrillions of naira invested in education since 1999?

by Rotimi Ogungbola The federal government and its education ministry have to be renewed to champion a positive and sustainable vision to transform this nation, our education sector is too fragile to be committed into the hands of looters, unqualified and corrupt persons; Obtainable in other sectors in the country, that Nigeria’s education sector has continued... Read More

education, nigeria, Rotimi Ogungbola, sector

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

Opinion: How education can strengthen our democracy

Tobiloba Adesokan: My shattered American Dream – Confessions of a 16-year-old (30 Days, 30 Voices)

“Change starts now”: Otto Orondaam speaks on The Future Awards Africa (WATCH)

Mofolusade Sonaike: Reach out and touch someone – A call for help (30 Days, 30 Voices)

For the kids killed in Yobe – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

Okechukwu Ofili: Stop writing names of noisemakers

Henry Boyo: The man ‘Fashola’ by Babatunde Fashola

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

Opinion: The ASUU strike and its effect on Nigerian students

Opinion: ASUU strikes again, what else is new?

Ife Adebayo: Quality and affordable healthcare – Another basic need for Nigerians (Y! Politico)

Cold war: Amaechi shuns Patience Jonathan’s Port Harcourt event

Femi Longe: Re-imagining Information Technology education in Nigerian universities (Y! Policy Hub)

Japheth Omojuwa: Education in Nigeria and the zombie generation (Y! FrontPage)

Why I want to get bigger breasts… – Rap artiste, CoCoIce reveals

Modupe Adefeso-Olateju: In the beginning was the philosophy of education – Part 4 (Y! Policy Hub)

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: Osun students have one less excuse to fail (Y! FrontPage)

Learning new tricks: Meet the 78-year-old woman who just gained admission into primary school (PHOTOS)

For the Records: The Obiageli Ezekwesili Unity College Plan

“How many ppl hv reported their siblings or cousins dat hv househelps to d police?” – Top 10 tweets on the challenge of #ChildAbuse

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: We need to change the way we teach (Y! Frontpage)

Modupe Adefeso-Olateju: In the beginning was the philosophy of education – Part 3 (Y! Policy Hub)

Opinion: UTME – Nigerian children need access to post-secondary education

Opinion: Education in Nigeria – The Northern (dis)advantage

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: The Nigerian Education sector needs a total overhaul ( Y! FrontPage)

Temie Giwa: 2015 – Who will bell the legislators? (Y! FrontPage)

Analysis: Why our schools might not get better anytime soon

Opinion: The end of NECO and JAMB exams – It’s not all rosy

Opinion: Where are the thrillions of naira invested in education since 1999?

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