By Ritkimwa Istifanus A reading society is a knowledge-based society, and by extension a developed society. The poor reading culture among primary and secondary school students in Nigeria has reached
By John Ojoagbene Can you imagine a car mechanic who has never visited a car workshop in all his life, but has all the modern equipment filed out in his
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has lauded the Federal Government’s approval of stipends for students of education in public tertiary institutions. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalled
By Benedicta Apeh All around the world, the major stakeholders that are known for ensuring that knowledge is passed down from generation to generation are the teachers. In formal and
Speaker of the House of the Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has pledged to sponsor a bill in the House for the takeover of unity schools by their board of trustees to
Once considered as some of the best schools in Nigeria, unity schools, over the years, have glided from glory to mere public schools, write Iyabo Lawal (Lagos), Lawrence Njoku (Enugu),
The National Parent Teacher Association of Nigeria, FCT chapter has denied imposing and collecting illegal fee of N1,500 from secondary school students in the territory. Malam Audi Usman, the Secretary,
The House of Representatives has decried the falling standard of education in Nigeria, asking that the Federal Government allocates more funds to the sector. At the plenary on Tuesday, the
By John Ojoagbene In this year alone according to the report by UNICEF, “there has been 20 attacks on schools in Nigeria with more than 1, 400 children abducted and
By John Ojoagbene It is one thing to have rights as a child written down in gold, but it is another thing for the child, the sole beneficiary of the
