If a ceasefire agreement could be achieved in Gaza between Israel and their neighbours in a war dating back to Biblical times, there is no reason why the same...
Once again, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has declared another strike — a two-week warning action that could easily snowball into a full-blown shutdown of public universities...
Every year, Nigerian universities release thousands of bright minds into a labour market that has long stopped expanding. Between the dream of success and the reality of survival, a...
Another day in Nigeria, another crisis of certification and a veritable crucible of chaos for certainty. Uche Nnaji is the latest high-ranking Nigerian official to have his political head...
For far too long, many tertiary institutions teaching Mass Communication in Nigeria have operated on a narrow assumption: the goal is to produce employees for media houses, PR firms,...
Nigeria’s education system, already gasping for breath, now faces another round of confusion and disarray under the current Minister of Education — a medical doctor whose policies, though well-intentioned,...
Stating that social manners and etiquette are regressing would be stating the obvious. While I blame social media for being the main culprit in shaping today’s society (read: culture),...
Nigeria’s education sector is embattled on every side. And this is hardly new. Burdened by poor funding, infrastructure deficit, shortage of qualified and trained teachers, outdated curriculum and others,...
The story of Nigeria’s education system is one of ambition, reform, and recurring setbacks. A pivotal moment came in 1973, when a national seminar laid the groundwork for the...
When Gombe State recently launched a bold programme to tackle its education crisis, I could not help but think of my own state, Bauchi. Gombe, with more than 700,000...