Tag: policy making
Nigeria develops career path policy for teachers
The Nigerian federal government has developed a career path policy for teachers in the country.
This policy is designed...
Reps want end to collecting ‘acceptance fee’ in tertiary institutions
The Nigerian House of Representatives has called on all tertiary institutions in the country to stop collecting acceptance fees from newly admitted...
After understudying JAMB, Ghana introduces centralised tertiary institution admissions service
Following visits to understudy the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in 2018, the Ghanaian government is set to introduce a centralised placement system...
2019 Elections: Why JESAC is mobilizing 24 million members to vote...
Here is the recent JESAC statement to the effect that the education performance and manifestos of candidates for the 2019 general elections will be...
Is the shambolic state of Nigeria’s education a consequence of a...
“Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.”—Malcolm X
When issues concerning the miseries afflicting the...
INFOGRAPHICS: What the education statistics say about Nigeria versus Iceland
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....
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,...
Towards restoring a functional Madrasah system
Uthman Jaarullah bn Zakariyyah Oladele bn Abdullahi proposes reforms within the Madrasah system. In Nigeria, the Madrasah is variously called Islamiyya, Makaranta Ilmi, or...
Irrelevant courses responsible for high unemployed graduates in Nigeria – Senator...
Senator Tijjani Kaura represents Zamfara North Federal Constituency at the 8th Senate. ABDUSSALAM AMOO recently interviewed Kaura who is the Chairman, Senate Committee on...
Apply for Breakthrough Generation Fellowship 2018
Each summer, Breakthrough seeks five to ten outstanding young analysts, writers, and thought leaders for the
Breakthrough Generation Fellowship. Fellows will contribute writing and research...