The nation was shocked and devastated when the National Examination Council (NECO) released its November/December 2009 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSSCE) result showing that only 1.8% passed with five credits and above including English and Mathematics, required for admission into university.

By Olubusuyi Adenipekun The steady decline of the nation’s education system became more manifest with the dismal performance of students nationwide in the recently released results of the National Examinations Council (NECO). Among the thousands of students who took the terminal examination, only about 10% of them got credit in English and Mathematics, and indeed […]

By Olubusuyi Adenipekun The Federal Government has taken a decisive step at addressing the issue of youths who are out of the formal school system in the country by commencing a vocational trade and entrepreneurship skills training programme for them. The training programme, which is being organised on behalf of the Federal Government by the […]

Novena University’s objective is not only to assuage the despondency of our youths who desire education but cannot have admission slots in public universities, but also to assist the same youths to acquire relevant entrepreneurial skills that will make them employable and useful to themselves and by this, reduce restiveness in our nation.

By Olubusuyi Adenipekun Based on his awareness that the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has a programme on sustainable educational development of the environment, the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Councils (NERDC), Prof. Godswill Obioma has informed the world body of the need for it to partner with […]

Moved by the poor performance of students in last NECO exam and following the call by the Registrar of NECO, Prof Okpala that stakeholders should intensify efforts in ensuring improvement in the sector, the Edo Amity Club (EAC), Lagos, a non- political organisation that engages in patriotic, philanthropic and charitable activities for the upliftment and progress of Edo people has initiated a project called ‘one child, one book’ as part of its efforts to addressing the rot in the education system.

The theory of Mind-Body Dualism in architectural creative design process has been further investigated at Covenant University, Ota, spanning the fields of Mathematics, Architecture, Medicine, Logic, Physics, Philosophy and Psychology.

A lot of University Vice Chancellors seemed not to lack the strategic vision of their institutions getting to the top globally. Mission and Vision statements of most tertiary schools point to this direction of international excellence.

The Phenomenon of Sexual Abuse is rising in secondary schools and education authorities are not doing enough to prevent it, Dr. Mrs. Justina Adeosun, a medical Doctor told the participants at symposium to mark the tenth anniversary of Darfote International Secondary School Ijaye Lagos. Dr. (Mrs.) Adeosun spoke on “The role of Parents, Schools and Society in Sexual Abuse prevention and intervention.”

Standard education in Nigeria has been highly rated and well-improved, measuring globally and even better than some developed countries.

Down Syndrome Association of Nigeria has urged the National Assembly to expedite action in passing the disability bill currently waiting to pass through the third reading in the Senate.

Nigerian Universities have been slammed as breeding grounds for the same societal ills they are charged to correct.

The Executive Director, Society Icons Mr. Nduka Mike Okonji has said that the national value decadence prevalent in our society is due to negligence in given students early basic knowledge that will change their orientation on national and human value. He gave this antidote during a workshop organized recently by Society Icons to sensitized school proprietors and other stakeholders in education sector.

Operatives of the nation’s education system at the federal and state levels as well as stakeholders from all parts of the country gave approval to a number of initiatives that are critical to effective education delivery during the 56th National Council on Education (NCE) summit which held in Abuja last week.

THE chairman of the Governing Council, Osun State University (UNIOSUN), Prof. Peter Okebukola, has called for accountability and transparency in the management of Nigerian Universities to enable them get world ranking.