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Ado Aminu October 5, 2021

Nollywood booming while African film industries could create 20m jobs – report | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: Nollywood booming while African film industries could create 20m jobs – report Film industries in Africa…

Ado Aminu August 5, 2021

Amnesty Int’l: Security agents killed 115 within South East in 4 months; Ghanaian Court acquits 21 arrested at LGBTQ event | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Security agents kill 115 in South-East within four months, says Amnesty International No fewer than 115 persons from the South-East have been allegedly killed by security operatives between March and…

Omoleye Omoruyi May 1, 2021

The #YNaijaEssay: Language preservation in Nigeria and the brick walls [LONG READ]

Many other languages are no longer being learned by new generations of children or by new adult speakers; these languages will become extinct when their last speaker dies. In fact,…

Kolapo Olapoju July 29, 2019

Period Pains: How monthly cycle keeps young girls out of school and kills their dreams

She couldn’t wrap her head around the question being asked of her. She couldn’t fathom the interest in her private business. Try as she may – even with constant nudging…

Editor October 25, 2017

[The Activism Blog] 264 million children worldwide not in school, says UNESCO | How many in Nigeria?

UNESCO, in its latest report, claimed that 264 million children worldwide are not in school. Even though the figure looks exaggerated, the fact is that indirectly, without mentioning names, this…

Azeez October 24, 2017

UNESCO says 264m children are out of school worldwide

The United Nations culture and education agency (UNESCO) on Tuesday said about 264 million school-age children and young people worldwide were not in school in 2015. The agency said after a decline…

Omoleye Omoruyi October 12, 2017

Following U.S. footsteps, Israel withdraws from UNESCO

Following the United States withdrawal, Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday, said his country would withdraw its membership from UNESCO. “Netanyahu instructed the Foreign Ministry to prepare Israel’s withdrawal from…

Op-ed Editor May 4, 2017

Opinion: We must save Nigeria’s education system or else…

by ‘Kunle Adebajo On the fourteenth day of the fourth month in 2014, a horrible crime was committed; one not only against persons who are innocent members of the…

Isime Esene January 8, 2017

Oby Ezekwesili: Chibok Girls – Painful memories of a thousand days

by Oby Ezekwesili On that 30th April 2014 when diverse citizens gathered to march in solidarity, no one could have imagined that any out of our 219 Chibok Girls abducted…

Op-ed Editor October 11, 2016

Opinion: Valuing our teachers and improving their status

by Jide Ojo According to information gleaned from its website, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural organisation (UNESCO) proclaimed October 5 to be World Teachers’ Day in 1994, celebrating…

Mazi Emeka June 28, 2016

‘Senate fine-tuning Gender Equality Bill so it won’t clash with religion’

The Chairman Senate Committee on Tertiary Education and Tetfund, Senator Binta Masi, on Monday, disclosed that the National Assembly is committed to passing the Gender Equality Bill in due time.…

Op-Ed Editor January 20, 2016

An economic model for reducing cost of textbooks in Africa – A UNESCO report

A new study by UNESCO’s Global Education Monitoring Report (GEM)* issued on 19 January proposes an economic model that would help reduce the cost of textbooks and increase their availability…

Isime Esene January 13, 2015

Opinion: Why we should all be activists this year

by Joel Pereyi File photo You should be an activist because anything that isn’t working around you is a consequence of your silence. Literary gem, J.P Clark, in his celebrated poem;…

Isime Esene December 31, 2014

The Citizen-in-Chief: Obiageli Ezekwesili is the Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2014

by The Editors Surely, you know this, that as you celebrated Christmas on the 25th of December this year, perhaps safely with friends and family, a crew of citizens like…

Kolapo Olapoju September 26, 2014

Pace setters converge for the 7th Port Harcourt Book Festival

by Jewel Stephen Preparations are in top gear as Port Harcourt readies itself for the 7th edition of the Port Harcourt Book Festival, this years event is particularly special…

July 31, 2013

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

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…

January 30, 2013

Ife Adebayo: Economic development: Access to Free Basic Education is non-negotiable (Y! Politico)

by Ife Adebayo Come 2015, we must vote in a government that is serious about education, a government with laid down plans and procedures for implementing workable policies in the…

January 10, 2013

Michael Orodare: The Labour Party’s Orange Revolution (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare There is a LP spirit in all of us, and that is the spirit that inspires us not to settle for less, but move forward to break…

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 to go off even. I have always known Nigerian education…

September 24, 2012

Religion against humanity by Wole Soyinka

To such a degree has Religion fueled conflict, complicated politics, retarded social development and impaired human relations across the world, that one is often tempted to propose that Religion…

July 11, 2012

We beat Oxford! Port Harcourt is Unesco World Book Capital 2014

by Chi Ibe The Unesco World Book Capital City in 2014 title has been awarded to Nigeria's'Port Harcourt. Cue applause. Considering the caliber of cities bidding for the hosting right…

June 19, 2012

Bookworms: Port-Harcourt wants to be World Book Capital and President Jonathan is in support

by Stanley Azuakola World Book Capital is a title bestowed by UNESCO to a city in recognition of the quality of its programs to promote books and reading and the dedication of all…

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