Scrapping of Grade II killed education in Nigeria- Akeusola

Scrapping of Grade II killed education in Nigeria- Akeusola

Professor Olu Akeusola is a Professor of Comparative Grammar and Provost of Michael Otedola College of Primary Education, MOCPED. In this interview with Vanguard, he speaks on sundry issues bedevilling the Education sector, positing that ever since priority was placed on certificate, the love for college education declined. Excerpts:
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Labour rejects calls for sale of NNPC, NLNG, others

Labour rejects calls for sale of NNPC, NLNG, others

ORGANISED Labour, yesterday, kicked against clamour for the sale of national assets such as the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC and Nigeria Liquefied National Gas Company, NLNGC, among others, describing the calls as not only evil but, unpatriotic aimed at continuous enslavement of Nigeria.

RECESSION: SANs, others split over emergency powers to deal with economy

RECESSION: SANs, others split over emergency powers to deal with economy

Emergency powers to do what? To further impoverish an agonising populace of helpless Nigerians with dictatorial policies that no one can challenge? I don’t support such maximalist and dictatorial powers for an authoritarian all-knowing government that has shown utmost intolerance of opposition, dissent of opinion and plurality of ideas as to how to move Nigeria forward.

We introduce technology to healthcare market – Ezinne Anyanwu

We introduce technology to healthcare market – Ezinne Anyanwu

“One of the things I learnt on coming back here is to be very flexible. Nigeria changed Efferent from what we originally set out to do. On the advisory side, we help healthcare organisations really understand the impact of IT and the improvement it can have on their practices, and how they can streamline different operations rather than the manual process. We also look at patient-centred care and how technology can provide that experience.

Gov Shettima moves office to Bama, as reconstruction begins

Gov Shettima moves office to Bama, as reconstruction begins

Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State, yesterday, temporarily relocated his office to Bama town, an urban centre, severely damaged by Boko Haram insurgents in their nearly two years occupation before it was liberated by the military in 2015.

Love that passeth understanding

Love that passeth understanding

I WOULD not normally have elevated my personal matter to a subject of discourse, except that in my distraught situation last week, the title ‘My Sickled-cell Anemic daughter’ had inevitably become a last ditch effort, at least to pen down something in the circumstance.