Teaching ranks highest employing profession in Nigeria
It is often said that a teacher’s reward is in heaven alone. The reason for such a belief is not far-fetched - teachers in this part of the world are some of the most poorly paid professionals, with some graduates being paid as low as N20,000 per month. In spite of this, a recent survey carried out by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) rates the teaching profession as the highest employer of labour in Nigeria, garnering a total of 70, 183 people from the employment market.
In search of a beautiful Nigeria
It is in every word and description the Nigerian story. At a time in the history of the nation when after 52 years of independence, various ethnic groups are working and scheming assiduously to control the political space especially ahead of the 2015 elections, the menace of terrorist groups, kidnapping, corruption as well as the growing religious and sectarian divide in the nation, the dance drama, Nigeria The Beautiful, aptly comes alive.
LSAME increases mass literacy to 91%
Determined to attain 91 per cent literacy rate before the 2015 Education for All deadline, the Lagos State Agency for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education, LSAME, in conjunction with the National Mass Education Commission (NMEC), UNESCO and the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) Office, has concluded a six-day training workshop organised for the 111 facilitators of the adult literacy scheme in some of the local government council areas of the state.
Malawi delegation arrives today
The delegation of Football Association of Malawi to Saturday’s 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against African champions, Nigeria will land in Abuja on Thursday morning. The contingent will arrive from Accra, Ghana.
Stop the blames game
THIS column today is dedicated to two Nigerians – Master Daniel Ohikhena, that wizkid who flew from Benin City to Lagos without paying a kobo; and Alhaji Danbaba Suntai, the Executive Governor of Taraba State, who travelled to hell and back.
