Editorial
France banned the use of smartphones in schools in 2018 and in Italy, teachers collect students’ smartphones at the beginning of the day. Finland
Nigeria is at another crucible to forge an empowering future for its youthful population as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu reels out the list of
Lagos state government has made two moves that we believe pave the way for excellence in education governance and delivery in the state, one
Last Friday, July 22, the University of Lagos (Unilag) increased school fees by about 500 per cent. Unity Schools have also announced an increase
Joy Mmesoma Ejikeme has been in the eye of the storm following her presentation of a Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) 2023 score of
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has rejected the Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS) that the National Universities Commission (NUC) has proposed
Seven days ago, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed into law the Student Loan (Access to Higher Education) bill offering students who are struggling financially
Today is Nigeria’s Democracy Day – 30 years after the annulment of Nigeria’s presidential election with the largest voters turnout of 14 million. It
On May 29, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was sworn into office following his emergence as winner of the February 25 presidential election. In his
Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) leaves Aso Rock, the presidential villa today and Bola Ahmed Tinubu, becomes the next tenant from May 29, 2023,
Last Monday, the Federal Executive Council approved the establishment of 36 private universities bringing the number of private universities to 147. One of them
Close to five million Nigerians have participated in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme. As of 2019, about 4.70 million Nigerians had already
Last week, social media sites were awash with commentaries regarding the registrar of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), Prof. Josiah Ajiboye’s claims
Attention quickly shifts to federal and state ministries of education for policy and action when changes required to improve the sector are imminent. While
The first five years ending 2020 saw slow progress on achieving the sustainable development goals four (SDG 4), according to the latest UNESCO Global
Occasions such as Easter holiday reminds us about how much religion shapes our lives and contributes to national development. In fact, the term holiday
About a month ago, Bayero University, Kano, expelled 27 students and rusticated eight others for alleged examination malpractice. In October 2021 the Federal University,
Companies operating in Nigeria complain about the quality of skills found in the country’s job market. The concern here is on technical, vocational education
Public education in Nigeria plays a critical role in the country because a majority of its children and adults depend on public schools to
Last October, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) stated that 40.80 per cent of Nigeria’s 9.518 million newly registered voters were students. In terms
