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YNaija December 2, 2022

I will renew hope for youths, create thousands of jobs – Tinubu; Labour Party sacks Peter Obi’s DG, Okupe, 10 others | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

I will renew hope for youths, create thousands of jobs – TinubuLabour Party sacks Peter Obi’s DG, Okupe, 10 othersNANS threatens protest, calls for release of Aisha Buhari’s criticNigeria set…

Omoleye Omoruyi August 11, 2017

Politicians move to reduce importance of English in the EU

by Adedotun Michael Three notable European politicians have made a move to reduce the prevailing importance of English in the EU, in favour of German. The three powerful politicians stressed…

Azeez January 26, 2017

Why Nigerian students fail English Language – Post-Master General

Nigeria's Post-Master General, Adebisi Adegbuyi has attributed the mass failure of English Language to the use of mobile phones by students. Adegbuyi spoke at the presentation of awards to the…

Op-ed Editor October 14, 2016

Farooq Kperogi: ‘Do the needful’ and 4 other expressions that should be banned in Nigerian English

by Farooq Kperogi Of course, no one has the power to “ban” or approve anything in English. Not even the Queen or King of England has that authority or influence.…

Isime Esene September 10, 2014

NECO releases results, candidates improve in Maths & English

by Isi Esene There has been a significant improvement in the performance of candidates in the just released June/July National Examinations Council (NECO) 2014 results. According to the results released…

Kolapo Olapoju August 11, 2014

WAEC results released: Mass failure in Maths & English [DETAILS]

by Kolapo Olapoju The West Africa Examination Council, WAEC has released the result for the May/June 2014 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), where it recorded mass failure in…

January 11, 2014

This is the real whizkid: Meet the 9-year-old girl who passed her WAEC exams (PICTURED)

by Akan Ido Nine year old Anjola Victoria Batoku is not your regular girl trying to fit in with her peers; this brilliant student in fact has her sights set…

December 19, 2013

Not good: Mass failure as WAEC releases Nov/Dec results

The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, Thursday released its November/December Senior Secondary School Examination results. Only 86,612 candidates, representing 29.17% obtained credits in five subjects and above, including English Language…

November 17, 2013

REVEALED: The real reasons GRE & TOEFL were suspended in Nigeria

by Chi Ibe A week ago, we reported the official cancellation of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and the Test of English for Foreign Learners (TOEFL) in Nigeria - due…

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…

December 23, 2012

Can you (actually, honestly) spell ‘Phenomenon’? See the list of the Top Most Mispronounced Words

by Rachel Ogbu The British Institute Of Verbatim Reporters (BIVR) released a list of the most commonly mispronounced English words which included phenomenon, remuneration and statistics. The body charged with…

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