This is the young adult literacy rate in Nigeria. The data presented here are based on figures made available to EduCeleb.com by the Federal Ministry of Education (FME). These figures represent the state of things regarding literacy of Nigerians between the ages of…
In this piece, GANIU ABISOYE BAMGBOSE touches on the pressing issue of misinformation among literate in the internet age. While identifying that literacy has become a part of the Nigerian experience, he uses the term ill-literacy to explain how defective literacy is…
St Peter’s Catholic Nursery and Primary School has won the maiden edition of the Lagos Mainland Spelling Bee Competition (LMSBC). The school beat 55 other schools of the total 280 primary school students who partook in the competition that lasted eight weeks…
Nigeria won Iceland 2-0 in the World Cup on Friday. Beyond the exciting victory, we decided to compare the education system in both countries. Is the Nigerian education system better than that of Iceland? Find out with these infographics. Our parameters for…
A prolific writer and erudite scholar, Abdur-Rauf Bn Sa’eed has advised students to read beyond their academics in order to increase their intellectual prowess. The author made this statement at the second edition of the Book Reading organised by the Fountain Book…
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…
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Oluwatoyin Ogundipe has congratulated an academic in the university, Lola Akande for winning the 2017 Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) Prize for Prose Fiction. Dr Akande had along with Dul Johnson been declared joint…
The Association of Nigerian Authors [ANA] hereby announces a range of prizes for its 2018 literary competitions. Worth The prizes are: 1. ANA Prize for Poetry (published & unpublished) – N 100,000 2. ANA Prize for Prose Fiction (published & unpublished) –…
The Education First (EF) Challenge is an international speech competition that encourages high school students to find a creative and engaging answer to the question: “What does sustainable development mean to you?” With the help of their teachers, the EF Challenge participants…
British Council in collaboration with the African Storybook Initiative invites writers and illustrators to participate in a residential workshop for the production of mother-tongue based multilingual storybooks. The workshop is a component of the broader Story Making West Africa project which aims…
