ASUU strike: Much ado about N130bn?
In the eyes of an undergraduate who has lost 60 days of his academic calendar due to the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), N130bn is a lot of money. To the parents of such a student, N130bn should be enough to settle whatever grievances ASUU has. So why then has ASUU refused to put an end to the strike despite Federal Government’s disbursement of N130bn? In this report, Vanguard Learning seeks answers to these questions, and delves into the root causes of the ASUU strike.
Expert calls for robotics education in schools for efficient learning
The Director, PLEDGE51, a Lagos indigenous Mobile Development Company, Engr. Bayo Puddicombe has stressed the need to inculcate Robotics (Education), an aspect of technology that focuses on the design, construction, operation, and application of robots into Nigerian school curriculum.
Ekiti 2014: Why I’m in the race – Aluko
Surveyor Biodun Aluko, former deputy governor of Ekiti State under the regime of Mr. Ayo Fayose, in this interview, spoke on his governorship ambition, his chances and the crisis ravaging his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) among others. Excerpts:
Parents charged on sexuality education for teenagers
Saddened by the fact that recent researches have proven that more unsuspecting teenagers make up a bulky percentage of the about 500,000 reported cases of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, coupled with the widespread of other sexually transmitted diseases, counsellors who spoke to Vanguard Learning said that this menace should be blamed on parents who shy away from imparting sexuality education in their young wards.
Quality of lawyers determines quality of Judges – Olofinlade at 80
DR. Olu Olofinlade, is a legal practitioner, who has practiced law for 43 years. He turned 80 years on Tuesday, August 27. In this interview he spoke about his career as a lawyer and politician. Though, according to him, he is no longer going to court, however he talked about several cases he had handled as well as some legal and national issues. Excerpts:
Why vegetarians live longer than meat lovers
Scientists in California have found that vegetarians are less likely to die from any cause or from cause-specific reasons, except for cancer, compared to those who eat meat.
Nigeria’s D’Tigers crash out of 2013 Afrobasket
Nigeria’s D’Tigers on Wednesday in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire failed to advance to the semi-finals stage of the 2013 Afrobasket competition after a 63-64 loss to Senegal in the quarter-finals.
The Lagos babaloja impunity
FOLLOWING on the heels of the recent “deportation” saga, another, perhaps more dangerous, storm that could threaten inter-ethnic relations in Lagos is brewing. I call it the babaloja controversy. Babaloja, in Yoruba, literally means “father of the market” just as iyaloja means “mother of the market”.
JAMB completes first admissions round
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, announced, yesterday, that it had concluded the first round of admissions into degree-awarding institutions.
Educationist calls for enforcement of law on exam malpractice
As students device various means of promoting examination malpractice, one of the foremost educationists in Nigeria and board member of Thames Valley College, Shagamu, Ogun State, Mr. Tunde Kolade has called for trial and conviction of people who violate the law on examination malpractices.
Protesting students threaten nation-wide demonstrations, riots
MOTORISTS plying Asaba-Benin highway were stranded as protesting students blocked the road by the Asaba-end of the bridge, thus causing a gridlock that lasted several hours, Wednesday, morning.
