We are an increasingly illiterate nation – UNICEF estimates that 13.2 million Nigerian children were out of school in 2015, up from 10.5 in 2010. Even those who are in school have little hope of receiving quality education, with only 0.5% of national GDP allocated to education. While economic growth…
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says result of its ongoing 2019 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) First Series for private candidates will be released in March. The council’s Head of Public Affairs, Mr Damianus Ojijeogu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos that…
The semi-finals of the 2019 Delta State Principals’ Cup football competition takes place today in two centers as the annual competition nears its climax. The preliminaries of this year’s tournament sponsored by Zenith Bank and organized for all secondary schools in Delta State started in October 2018. Obule Integrated School,…
With less than a week to the close of entries for the 2019 Cowbellpedia Secondary Schools Mathematics Television Quiz Show, public and private schools across the country have been mobilizing their best junior secondary three and senior secondary two students to register for the competition. Entry for the competition will…
A Group known as Stakeholders of Ebonyi Central Senatorial District has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Muhammed Adamu, over an alleged impersonation and certificate forgery against Senator Obinna Ogba. Ogba the Senator representing Ebonyi Central senatorial zone under the platform of the Peoples Democratic party (PDP) is seeking reelection…
A topic for the minute and season. How many private educators actually discuss the coming elections with their students? At what age should children be getting some basic education about democracy in Nigeria? When an American talk about it’s citizenship, it’s done in such a way that you will be…
As a teacher, I worry daily about the future of a lot of young people in Nigeria. There aren’t enough schools provided by the government, some of the so called private schools are not suitable for any tangible learning experience. Recently I placed an advert for a Humanities teacher to…
As Nigeria continues to grapple with challenges in the education sector such as funding, lack of infrastructure, poor standard and what people call unfit curriculum, among others, Dr Dolapo Ogunbawo, an educationist with over 40 years experience, says, until Nigeria addresses the quality of teachers, the challenges would continue. Ogunbawo,…
COMPASSION It is about identifying with the feelings of others and especially with their suffering. Compassion is rooted in empathy. It begins by recognising in ourselves the emotions that others are feeling and how we would feel in the same circumstance, in other words we get to manage our emotions…
Hello teachers and parents, The race just begun! How many of you have actually thought about the second term exam this early? As educators we need to be deliberate about learning for fun, understanding, application, discussion and even dare to question some facts. Parents, your yardstick of academic achievements should…
