LASU VC charges students to emulate good models

Students of the Lagos State University (LASU) have been challenged to emulate good models as over 5,500 of them got matriculated into the University. The Vice-Chancellor of LASU, Professor Olanrewaju Fagbohun gave this charge...
A primary school year book

The importance of a school year book

I was asked recently by a mentee of mine about the relevance of producing a year book for her school. She has been recently employed as a school administrator and being her...
University of Ibadan

University of Ibadan is NOT the first university in Nigeria

It is widely claimed that the University of Ibadan is the first university in Nigeria. Even on its website, the university is described itself as "the first and the best". This popularly held notion...

Cultists’ threat: OAU assures of campus safety

The management of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ilé-Ifẹ̀ has assured members of the University Community and the public of their safety. This is following the online circulation of a message threatening to attack the...

FG reduces unity schools’ charges, sets up secondary education commission

The Federal Government has approved the establishment of a Secondary Education Commission to oversee the operations of secondary schools in the country. Prof. Anthony Anwukah, Minister of State for Education, who made the disclosure in...
Professional bodies in Nigeria

The jobs and the works: Towards a pragmatic appraisal of education in Nigeria

By Ganiu Bamgbose In an uncharacteristic anticlimax, this exposition will proceed from its conclusion to its body and to what may be called an introduction if there would still be a...

Reps passes bill abolishing HND/bachelor’s degree dichotomy

The House of Representatives has passed a bill abolishing the existing dichotomy between Higher National Diploma (HND) and bachelor’s degree holders in the country. The “bill for an act...

BREAKING: Fee hike protest rocks Ondo as students ‘shutdown’ capital

Adesola Ikulajolu Students of two Ondo State owned institutions, Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba-Akoko and Ondo State University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa have "shutdown" Akure the state capital to protest in the hike in their...

Adamu Adamu’s milestones and unfinished business in education

By Peter Okebukola What is the mandate of a Nigerian Minister of Education? It is essentially to superintend educational provisions and be the chief harnesser of the power of education for national development. In a...

FG on course in electrifying 37 universities – Fashola

The Minister of Works, Housing and Power, Mr Babatunde Fashola, said the Federal Government (FG) project in electrifying 37 federal universities is on course. Under the energising education programme of Muhammadu Buhari administration, the government...