Tag: University

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August 14, 2012

Opinion: A millionaire at 29, that’s five years too late

by Izere Imosemi The title above is a catchy advertising statement that keeps getting my attention in several parts of ...

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July 19, 2012

Pat Utomi: University – Beyond certificates and skills

NIGERIA is a challenged nation-building phenomenon. This is in spite of a potential that was so celebrated at independence in ...

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July 5, 2012

Opinion: Suspension of universities’ part-time programme is unfair

by Kunle Rotimi When the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission announced a few days ago that all part-time ...

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June 18, 2012

Campus mayhem: Battle between ex-militants and cult members at Igbinedion University (Warning: Graphic photo)

by Tolu Orekoya At least 15 people were injured and 50 cars destroyed on Sunday as Igbinedion University became the latest battle ground, ...

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June 10, 2012

SNAPSHOT: Kidnapped Igbinedion University students released

by Hauwa Gambo The four students of Igbinedion University, Edo State who were kidnapped on Thursday have been released. The ...

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May 30, 2012

Nnamdi Anekwe-Chive: The murder at UNIPORT (30 Days, 30 Voices)

  Like Boko Haram and The Nigerian Police, cult groups and anti-cult groups across various Nigerian campuses have always engaged ...

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May 23, 2012

“Nigeria is not on the brink,” says Georgetown University professor

  The surge of violent terrorist attacks in Nigeria means that the outside world has turned a gimlet eye on ...

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OluwapelumiMay 19, 2012

Daily Trust Report: How Ghanaian universities swindle Nigerians

by Kate Da Costa Ghana is an attractive country for Nigerian students seeking to study abroad. The reason for this ...

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May 16, 2012

SNAPSHOT: Congratulations, Agbani! Former Miss World graduates from NYU

by Hauwa Gambo So we are a bit behind the curve on this – but never too late for congratulations, ...

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OluwapelumiMay 15, 2012

19 secondary school students arrested for cultism; LASU student arrested for terrorism – What’s Going On?

It is bad enough that there is a gaping chasm where education used to be. Now, it seems, the hole is filled up ...

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April 2, 2012

“I want to play a more active role” – Ekiti state governor to begin teaching at university

by Lekan Olanrewaju The governor of Ekiti state Kayode Fayemi has indicated interest in teaching graduate courses at the University ...

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March 29, 2012

Osisiye Tafa asks: ‘Should education be a task or an adventure?’

No, education is about something much more important. It is about teaching people how to live, how to get on ...

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February 27, 2012

Is the Archbishop of Canterbury in support of evolution? See details from the Oxford University debate everyone’s talking about

by Lekan Olanrewaju “I am baffled by the way sophisticated theologians who know Adam and Eve never existed still keep ...

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