Poor policy implementation: A setback to education in Nigeria

Various definitions abound for the concept of implementation. In this case, we depend on Egonmwan's conceptualisation of it as the process of converting financial, material, technical and human inputs into outputs – goods and...

Eid: Nigerian government declares June 15, 18 public holidays

The Nigerian Federal Government has declared Friday, 15th June and Monday, 18th June as public holidays to celebrate the Eid-el-Fitr. A statement from the Interior ministry quoted the Minister, Abdulrahman Dambazau making the declaration on...

UNILAG management opens probe into sexual harassment scandal

The management of the University of Lagos has announced the opening of probe into the alleged sexual harassment scandal against one of its lecturers, Olusegun Awonusi. This is coming ten days after reports showed nude...

Education: Between going to school and being successful

In this article, Oni Muhammad suggests that success in life goes beyond schooling. The Nigerian society is one that values academic results. A graduate with distinction is considered to be mentally above his peers. He...

Students to become members of the university’s senate soon – NUC

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has revealed its plans to ensure that students become a part of their university's senate soon. Executive Secretary of the NUC, Abubakar Rasheed disclosed this in an interview with...
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Video: JAMB was massively looted before I resumed office – Oloyede

The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Professor Ishaq Oloyede has disclosed that his predecessors massively looted the examination body before he came into office. He said this while speaking on the topic,...

Leaked nude photos of Nigerian professor stirs fresh sex scandal controversy

Leaked nude photos of a Nigerian professor and former Vice Chancellor has stirred up a fresh sex scandal controversy. The professor who teaches in the Department of English at the University of Lagos (UNILAG)...

OAU gets new registrar, bursar

The Governing Council of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has appointed Margaret Omosule as the 12th Registrar and Secretary to the Governing Council of the University and Samson Olayide Ayansina as the new Bursar...

21st Century Teaching: A clarion call for rejuvenating professionalism

Stephen Williams proposes a model for the rejuvenating of professionalism among teachers in this article. He proposes regular training of educators, allowance for collaboration among them among other things to improve the overall learning...

Why OAU students think they are the best

Obafemi Awolowo University is one of the few full-fledged tertiary institutions established by the Nigerian Federal Government in 1961 but commenced classes in 1962. Everywhere you meet OAU students, you can clearly see the...