Abdussalam Amoo

MSSN elects Taofiq Yeqin as national president

On 22nd April 2018 by Abdussalam Amoo

The Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN) has elected Taofiq Yeqin as its new president. Dr Yeqīn would be succeeding Mr Muhammad Jameel Muhammad as the head of the MSSN National Executive Council (NEC). He emerged elected following the conference of the…

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Olotu donates research materials to Ijaiye Ojokoro Library

On 22nd April 2018 by Abdussalam Amoo

An aspirant for a seat in the Lagos State House of Assembly at the Ifako-Ijaiye Constituency 2, Oluwafemi Emmanuel Olotu has donated research materials to the Ijaiye-Ojokoro Community Library, Lagos. Mr Olotu, who is the Councillor representing Ward G at the Ojokoro…

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Professor Lateef Adetona is dead

On 13th April 2018 by Abdussalam Amoo

Professor Lateef Adetona of the Lagos State University is dead. Until his death, he was the Head, Department of Religions and Peace Studies at LASU and the Lagos State Chairman of the National Association Teachers of Arabic and Islamic Studies (NATAIS). Adetona…

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Questions we should be asking about the OAU sex for grades scandal

On 12th April 2018 by Abdussalam Amoo

The media has been abuzz with the alleged sex for grades scandal involving one Professor at Obafemi Awolowo University and a student. People who had listened to the audio already would have heard that the lady was identified as Enitan and the…

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How sports can boost school enrolment and reduce out of school children

On 5th April 2018 by Abdussalam Amoo

Sport is a part of education. It can be a veritable tool to boosting school enrolment while also reducing out of school children. Students and graduates of tertiary institutions already know of Human Kinetics and Health Education (HKHE) or Physical and Health…

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Security experts caution parents on security consciousness, self protection

On 30th March 2018 by Abdussalam Amoo

Security experts have cautioned parents to be security conscious and be wary of their family’s safety as they go about their daily lives. They made the call at the 1st Olufemi Olukayode Oso Memorial Lecture themed, “Safety: Options For Self-Protection”, and organised…

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SSCE sufficient for university admission, UTME needless – Don

On 28th March 2018 by Abdussalam Amoo

The immediate past President of the Nigerian Academy of Education (NAE), UMO Ivowi has declared that the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) was sufficient for university admission. He said this to support calls for the reduction of the number of examinations written…

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UNILAG Alumni Association pledges N700million fund for alma mater

On 19th March 2018 by Abdussalam Amoo

Members of the Lagos State branch of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) Alumni Association have pledged to raise a N707.2 million fund for their alma mater. They made the pledge at the 2017 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the association which was…

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Chronicles of the ban on Post-UTME: Why it was bound to happen (2)

On 14th March 2018 by Abdussalam Amoo

This is a continuation of the series on the ban on Post-UTME by a Nigerian law court. In part one, we traced the origin of the exam while identifying its nature. In case you missed that, click here. Conflicting stances by defendants…

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17% of candidates pass 2018 January/February WASSCE

On 13th March 2018 by Abdussalam Amoo

Only 17.13% of candidates who wrote the 2018 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) had credit passes in at least five subjects including Mathematics and English Language. This figure represents 1,937 candidates of the 11,307 who wrote the WASSCE for Private…