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
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 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
(CNN) At least one million Nigerian children could miss school this year as the new term begins amid a rise in mass school kidnappings and insecurity, the United Nations children’s
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said education, especially for women, has a multiplier effect. This is as he said leaders owe their people the duty to educate them. Osinbajo said
By Ritkimwa Istifanus and Benedicta Apeh Literacy means being able to read and write. The literacy skills of reading and writing is very important in the development of human lives
Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) says malpractice and indiscipline are some of the board’s major challenges yet to be fully addressed. The Registrar made this
The Lagos State Education Commissioner, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo has counselled parents not to rush their wards to secondary school without completing six years of primary education stipulated by the National
