Three separate queries bordering on allegations of travelling without permission, financial impropriety, among others, have been issued to the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, by the institution’s Registrar, Oladejo Azeez. […]
According to the National Universities Commission, Nigeria has 170 Universities. 79 are private, 32 are owned by Church groups. But, of all, none is – known to be – working tirelessly, on solving any major […]
Mr Sonny Echono, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, says nearly 60 million Nigerians are illiterates, assuring that literacy centres will reduce the high percentage of illiteracy in the country. Echono made this known on […]
Canada is a wonderful place to study in, but many Nigerians find getting admitted into Canadian institutions and other leading global universities, challenging. Nigerian students seeking admission abroad go through an elaborate process but only […]
If, then, we are to drive productivity increases in the other sectors of the economy — a little over 40 of them on the last count, we would need to produce enough graduates for this […]
drtayooke@gmail.com The Academic Staff Union of Universities called off their strike over pay and conditions, a few days to February 16, 2019 general elections. The strike commenced on November 4, 2018 and had threatened to […]
There has been for some time in this country, a contrived but absolutely needless Arts versus Science controversy, including a distracting comparison of their respective value to society. It has become fashionable in recent times […]
The Lagos State Government has added a new diet of quiz competition to the co-curricular activities of secondary schools. The maiden edition of the competition conducted in French language and tagged, “A la connaissance de […]
One Achievement, Too Many In One Year The ambience evinced no Less. Already seated are Principal Officers. As sprawling as Mahmood Yakub Lecture Theatre is, it was almost filled to the brim by scores of […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) yesterday announced a conditional suspension of its nationwide strike. The suspension came after a series of meetings between top government officials and members of the union. ASUU has […]
Mobile phones should be banned in schools to help pupils concentrate on learning, the schools minister has said. Nick Gibb is concerned that too many children are using mobile phones at night and arriving at […]
Are Nigeria’s 160 universities doing enough to support the country’s industrial growth? Our findings suggest that they are not. Compared with five rival emerging global economies – South Africa, Egypt, Thailand, Turkey and Brazil – […]
When the Federal Government through the Labour and Employment Minister, Chris Ngige, announced that it was close to reaching an accord with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), many thought that the public tertiary […]
I think it is time to have all our political gladiators, regardless of political affiliations and parties, come together to declare a state of emergency on education. Can we agree on a long-term plan, enshrine […]
Eighty-year-old Dame Jane Ejueyitchie-Oroye talks about her life’s triumphs and challenges with TOPE OMOGBOLAGUN Tell us about your childhood. I was born on December 18, 1938. My parents were both traders. My father sold textiles […]
Dear Sir, In my earlier letter to you on 23rd of June, 2018, I made it known that I was delighted to write you but since even as a father, you refused to attend diligently […]
On 4th November 2018, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) once again embarked on “a total, comprehensive and indefinite strike,” shutting down most of the Federal and State Universities in Nigeria. ASUU is demanding […]
The current Academic Staff Union of Universities’ strike, now in its seventh week, is waxing strong and it should be. The strike executed effectively in 2013 until there was a signed Memorandum of Understanding between […]
Secondary school students of Greensprings School at Lekki, Lagos, have astonished the audience during the school’s Christmas show with their breathtaking performance of the “Africanised’ version of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.” The students also performed […]
With the ongoing face-off between the Federal Government (FG) and Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), many Nigerians are united in their conclusion that something is seriously wrong with the leadership of this country, UJUNWA […]
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