USEFUL LIFE SKILLS TO HELP YOUR CHILD THIS NEW YEAR
Posted By:Flickers of Hope
Posted On:21 Jan 2022
By Anjola Oladele The New Year represents a time of renewal and as people all over the world begin to set New Year resolutions and goals; it is also important you help your child/children build up life skills in other to help them navigate the school year and life with
CORE LIFE VALUES: Silent Generals with Dr Adewale Adeyinka
Posted By:Flickers of Hope
Posted On:13 Jan 2022
What were Your Defining Moments as a Young Person? My father taught me 3 core values that have defined who I am today. He taught me the gift of diligence and hard work. He taught me the gift of integrity, which I will forever honor. And he taught me the
BENEFITS OF EARLY SCHOOL RESUMPTION
Posted By:Flickers of Hope
Posted On:11 Jan 2022
It is true that the end of everything is better than the beginning, but whatever is never started at all has no expected end. In similar order, whatever is started poorly, or with lack of readiness, or act of unseriousness, might likely produce an end result just as it all
OUR STORIES: FOH TEENS LEADERSHIP CLUB MEETING JANUARY 2022
Posted By:Flickers of Hope
Posted On:10 Jan 2022
The 1st Teens Leadership Club meeting for the year 2022 held on Saturday, 8th January, 2022 by 10am. We set our teens up for a great start this year as we interacted with them on the topic-Goal Setting: meaning of goal setting, areas that goal setting is required, kinds of
SCHOOL RESUMPTION: THE VALUES THAT TEACHERS AND PARENTS SHOULD ENSHRINE IN STUDENTS
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Posted On:10 Jan 2022
One of the major problems the world is facing today, is the fact that many people, especially parents expect their children to behave what they have never been taught, or trained in. Of course, such expectation will not only fail, but the child who has no other way of learning
Why Nigerian universities don’t make best 100 in global ranking – Ex-UI VC, Bamiro
Posted By:Flickers of Hope
Posted On:15 Dec 2021
A former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Professor Olufemi Bamiro has explained the rationale behind the exclusion of Nigerian universities in the list of the best 100 universities in the world. Bamiro, who spoke in Ibadan, Oyo State on Tuesday, said Nigerian universities are not rated as one of
How to revamp tertiary education system, by ex-UNESCO chief
Posted By:Flickers of Hope
Posted On:15 Dec 2021
Former permanent delegate and ambassador of Nigeria to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), Prof Michael Omolewa, has lamented that 61 years after independence, the nation’s tertiary education sub-sector is still at infancy stage. The Professor of Adult Education, who cited countries like Malaysia, India and Singapore, said
WAEC announces hike in exam fees
Posted By:Flickers of Hope
Posted On:8 Dec 2021
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has increased registration fees for school candidates for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The fee was increased from N13,950 to N18,000, beginning from 2022. WAEC Head of National Office (HNO), Mr Patrick Areghan, made this known while announcing the release of
SAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS IN SCHOOLS #JUSTICEFORSYLVESTER
Posted By:Flickers of Hope
Posted On:7 Dec 2021
By Benedicta Apeh It is saddening to see and hear the recent trending news of the unfortunate demise of this twelve-year-old boy, Sylvester Oromoni Jnr. Once again, a huge disservice has been done to another child and family all in the bid to get a good education. Unimaginable is what
TACKLING POOR PARENTING AND GUIDANCE AS A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM OF NIGERIA’s EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
Posted By:Flickers of Hope
Posted On:26 Nov 2021
By John Ojoagbene It is one thing that the educational system in Nigeria is not as favorable as it should be, and it is much more demanding to trace out the root factors that are acting against the system. As much as many factors could be responsible for the
Flickers of Hope Foundation was birthed from a passion fueled by many experiences of the founder. One of which was meeting a young boy in Abuja who had come from Jos to work in order to sponsor his education. He was the 10th child out of 11 children with no funds or help to further his education. His older siblings had resorted to farming but he was determined to be educated which led to his working in order to fund it. The amount of money he needed to work for, to further his education and for which he had to travel that distance was ‘ridiculously little’ and he even had to stay out of school for a session to raise it.
