The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu says the ASUU strike would be called off within a week, meets Senate Committee on Tertiary Education at the National Assembly. Meanwhile, ASUU is currently in a meeting with the federal government team led by the Minister of Labour, Dr Chris Ngige. Details later…

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June 21, 2017

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Should the ministry of education bring back the L2 option?

by Alexander O. Onukwue It was not enjoyed by all, but there was the time when the opportunity to learn a second language in secondary school was a special point of note in the Nigeria education curriculum. There are officially about 521 languages spoken in Nigeria. However, the curriculum for languages can only accommodate a... Read More

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March 13, 2017

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President Buhari is back and he brought his sluggishness with him

50 days without President Muhammadu Buhari in Nigeria have ostensibly given Nigerians a taste of what a smooth-running, fast-paced and confidence-boosting governance looks like under this new dispensation. For a minute (or more), it felt like we could finally see the “change”. Where it begins is still subject to a raging and often self-serving argument... Read More

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August 13, 2015

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Amosun sacks 6 education workers, 1 teacher for doing their jobs… and saying the truth

For setting an examination question, deemed to be offensive, 7 people have been dismissed from their jobs in Ogun state. Governor Ibikunle Amosun, has reportedly ordered the sacking of six officials of the state Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and a secondary school teacher, over the examination question. Punch reports that the crime of the dismissed... Read More

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August 16, 2014

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Nigerians give reasons for mass WAEC failure

by S’ola Filani Some Nigerians have expressed mixed reactions on the 70 per cent mass failure in the May/June West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results. Our friends at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) conducted a survey on Friday and a cross section of the Nigerians interviewed, attributed the failure to non-charlatan attitude... Read More

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December 14, 2013

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REPORT: ‘My mother sold my baby for $1,600′

by Akintomiwa Agbaje The police in Cross River state have arrested a woman after her daughter lodged a report that she sold her baby for $1,600 to a child trafficker. The coversion in naira is about N253,000. Ndidi Nkwegu, the mother of the baby alleged that her mother sold her daughter in Ebonyi state. PMNews reports “When... Read More

October 7, 2013

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‘Solidarity forever’ – NUPENG accuses government of being insensitive to ASUU, gears up for solidarity strike

by ‘Jola Sotubo The wave of strikes that has hit the country might just assume tidal status as yet another organization has disclosed its plans to embark on an industrial action. In solidarity with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has said that it... Read More

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May 23, 2013

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“Please go and sleep at home” – The Oby Ezekwesili interview you have to read

by Akan Ido Obiageli ‘Oby’ Ezekwesili, Nigeria’s former Minister of Solid Minerals, and former World Bank Vice President spoke with the Sun Newspapers on the occasion of her 50th birthday. She spoke passionately about the state of the nation and what needs to be done to change the fortune of the nation for the better.... Read More

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