Tag: education

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February 25, 2013

Cheta Nwanze: Where they burn books, ultimately they will burn people (Y! FrontPage)

The standards of our universities is such that to get a more rounded educational experience, the average Nigerian student needs ...

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February 20, 2013

Paul Eze: Developing homegrown solutions to Africa’s challenges

by Paul Eze Startups can work on ideas for tools and apps that check and report on important body health ...

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February 4, 2013

Modupe Adefeso-Olateju: In the beginning was the philosophy of education – Part 1 (Y! Policy Hub)

by Modupe Adefeso-Olateju The report of the national curriculum conference provided guidelines in three broad areas: needs of young people ...

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January 31, 2013

Oyo to sanction schools for poor exam results

by Rachel Ogbu Students and their teachers will have to seat up in Oyo State as the government on Wednesday ...

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January 26, 2013

Opinion: Birthing tomorrow’s human capital problem, today

by Tunji Ajibade  The extent of decay she saw must have been one of the reasons Ezekwesili called her stay ...

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January 8, 2013

Time for a makeover: ASUU plans national education summit

by Godwin Akanfe The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is planning a national summit on education to chart a ...

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December 31, 2012

‘In fact, things have got worse since you became governor’ – Lori-Ogbebor rejects Uduaghan’s Christmas gift

by Isi Esene A prominent traditional chief in Delta State, Rita Lori-Ogbebor has rejected the Christmas gifts sent to her ...

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December 27, 2012

YNaija reviews the performance of federal ministries in 2012 (Vol. 2)

by Joachim MacEbong This is the second and concluding part of the review of federal ministries in 2012. You can ...

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December 27, 2012

YNaija reviews the performance of federal ministries in 2012

by Joachim MacEbong Much has been said about the size of government and the cost of governance at every level, ...

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November 26, 2012

One-week warning strike to begin in December – Universities staff union

by Rachel Ogbu The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has threatened to shut down all federal and state ...

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November 19, 2012

‘Chinese is possible language of the future’ – Fashola defends planned introduction of Mandarin in Lagos public schools

by Isi Esene Governor Babatunde Fashola has given reasons for championing the introduction of Mandarin in Lagos public schools. He ...

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November 17, 2012

Chinwe Njoku: Paying the price for the things that count in your life (30 Days, 30 Voices)

Unpleasant experiences are there for a reason, to mould our lives in God’s hands. What experiences seem unpleasant in your ...

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November 13, 2012

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: How to get our youth working (YNaija FrontPage)

First, there is quite obviously the silly mindset of a lot of young Nigerians have that certain jobs are beneath ...

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November 12, 2012

Opinion: Why being educated can sometimes cause you pain

by Dr. Boyce Watkins Although I encourage everyone to educate themselves as much as possible, I must warn you that ...

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November 11, 2012

16 things I wish they had taught me in school

by Henrik Edberg Setting goals and reviewing them frequently is one way to keep your focus on what’s important and ...

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November 8, 2012

Opinion: Nigerian youth and the dilemma of a career choice

by Christian Ken Aniche I’m not of the opinion that university education is not important but the fundamental truth is; ...

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November 6, 2012

Hear, hear: “Depend on education, not luck,” GEJ advises youth

by Isi Esene For a man who has been both praised and condemned for his “luck”, you have to spot ...

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October 26, 2012

Oil company SEPLAT launches quiz competition

by Rachel Ogbu  Seplat Petroleum Development Company Limited, an independent oil and gas company has launched social programme, Seplat Pearls Quiz which ...

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October 24, 2012

Opinion: We better face the facts – Nigeria is an illiterate country

by Onome Onodarho A nation is only as good as its people. As a country, we  need to find effective ...

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October 16, 2012

‘Feyi Fawehinmi: Look what they did to Education

by Feyi Fawehinmi There is no other way to describe this other than an outrageous disaster. And a timebomb waiting ...

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October 7, 2012

Opinion: My degree is better than yours

by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani Many Nigerian students want to school abroad, but their return can cause tensions in the workplace.  ...

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October 5, 2012

Opinion: Education scam of the ‘flashy’ government

by Abdullahi Aborode Breaking News: Five hundred (500) new laptops to be purchased by the state government on behalf of ...

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October 1, 2012

Rotimi Amaechi pleads for patience from the people of Rivers State #Independence52

by Isi Esene The Rivers State governor, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi has appealed to the people of the state to be ...

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September 30, 2012

Otto Orondaam: Paving the way for the future…It begins with you (30 Days, 30 Voices)

We should count ourselves really opportune if we can read this message because millions of people can not. Several times, ...

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September 26, 2012

Japheth Omojuwa: The girl who could only imagine and a nation tending to more poverty (YNaija Frontpage)

In fact, for every public official whose action and inaction helps to make this reality possibility, their existence though seemingly ...

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